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. 2022 Sep 19:2022:10.31478/202209b.
doi: 10.31478/202209b. eCollection 2022.

The Influenza Imperative: An Urgent Need to Leverage Lessons from COVID-19 to Prepare for a Global Response to Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza

W Ripley Ballou  1 , Norman Baylor  2 , Thomas Cueni  3 , Victor Dzau  4 , Keiji Fukuda  5 , Patricia Jannet Garcia  6 , Anuradha Gupta  7 , Etleva Kadillli  8 , Lawrence Kerr  9 , Heidi J Larson  10 , John Simpson  11 , Kanta Subbarao  12 , Prashant Yadav  13
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The Influenza Imperative: An Urgent Need to Leverage Lessons from COVID-19 to Prepare for a Global Response to Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza

W Ripley Ballou et al. NAM Perspect. .
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Conflict-of-Interest Disclosures: Norman Baylor discloses that his employer provides regulatory advice to the regulated pharmaceutical industry, including influenza vaccine manufacturers. Thomas Cueni discloses that he is the Director General for the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), which represents the biopharmaceutical industry at the global level. Some of the IFPMA members are seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccine producers. Lawrence Kerr discloses that he is currently employed by PhRMA – he was employed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Affairs during the writing of this publication. Heidi Larson discloses receiving grants from Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and GlaxoSmithKline. Kanta Subbarao discloses receiving non-financial support from CSL Limited/Seqirus, Roche, GlaxoSmithKline, Biocryst, and Romark; and other support from Roche. Prashant Yadav discloses that he serves on the Access and Sustainability Advisory Committee of Novo Nordisk; that he served as a subject matter expert to a consultancy firm whose clients include large global pharmaceutical companies; and that his employer has received grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Open Philanthropy.

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FIGURE 1. Priority Actions to Ensure Adequate Influenza Preparedness
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FIGURE 2. Building a Sustainable Manufacturing Network and Supply Chain for Influenza Vaccines
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FIGURE 3. Influenza and Respiratory Pathogen Research and Development
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