"Influenza Vaccines" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Vaccines used to prevent infection by viruses in the family ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE. It includes both killed and attenuated vaccines. The composition of the vaccines is changed each year in response to antigenic shifts and changes in prevalence of influenza virus strains. The flu vaccines may be mono- or multi-valent, which contains one or more INFLUENZAVIRUS A and INFLUENZAVIRUS B strains.
| Descriptor ID |
D007252
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.894.899.302
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| Concept/Terms |
Influenza Vaccines- Influenza Vaccines
- Influenza Vaccine
- Vaccine, Influenza
- Flu Vaccines
- Influenzavirus Vaccines
- Influenza Virus Vaccines
- Influenza Virus Vaccine
- Vaccine, Influenza Virus
- Virus Vaccine, Influenza
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Influenza Vaccines" by people in this website by year, and whether "Influenza Vaccines" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2012 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2013 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Influenza Vaccines" by people in Profiles.
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Using tree-based scan statistics to assess vaccines for possible associations with Guillain-Barr? syndrome in the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Vaccine. 2026 Aug 13; 88:128949.
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Influence of correlated vaccination behaviors on estimates of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in older adults - VISION network, October 2023 - March 2024. Vaccine. 2026 Aug 30; 89:128891.
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Concordance Between Maternal and Infant COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Status. Pediatrics. 2026 Jul 01; 158(1).
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Influenza Activity and Estimated Vaccine Effectiveness During the 2025-2026 Influenza Season. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jun 01; 9(6):e2618581.
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Adjuvanted vs High-Dose Influenza Vaccines in Older US Adults: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2610120.
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Interim Estimates of 2025-26 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - United States, September 2025-February 2026. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2026 Mar 12; 75(9):116-123.
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Accuracy of self-reported vaccination status using surveys in safety-net, integrated and rural health systems in Colorado. Vaccine. 2026 Feb 06; 72:128101.
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Differences in influenza vaccination coverage by race and ethnicity across age groups in the Vaccine Safety Datalink, 2017-18 through 2022-23 influenza seasons. Vaccine. 2025 Oct 03; 64:127667.
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Cardiovascular-Focused Messaging to Improve Influenza Vaccination Rates. NEJM Evid. 2025 Oct; 4(10):EVIDoa2500208.
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Effectiveness of Cell Culture-Based Influenza Vaccine, 2023-2024. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Aug 27; 14(8).