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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

Recent developments of vaccines for older adults: Adjuvants and beyond.

Luca Pangrazzi, Birgit Weinberger

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. A review of vaccinology andHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Luca PangrazziInstitute for Biomedical Aging Research, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Birgit WeinbergerInstitute for Biomedical Aging Research, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-7084-946X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the global population ages, the development of effective vaccines for older adults has become a public health priority. Immunosenescence, the gradual decline of immune function with age, reduces vaccine efficacy, necessitating novel strategies to enhance immune responses in this population. This review summarizes the current landscape of vaccines for older adults including vaccines against influenza, pneumococcal disease, COVID-19, RSV and herpes zoster and explores recent advancements in vaccines for older adults. Adjuvants can enhance immunogenicity and have played an important role in recent vaccine developments. This review underscores the need for continued innovation to improve existing vaccines, develop vaccines against additional infections including nosocomial pathogens, and to strengthen implementation of vaccination programs to ensure optimal protection against infectious diseases in aging populations.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAgingVaccine DevelopmentVaccinesAgedAged, 80 and overCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHerpes Zoster VaccineHumansImmunosenescenceInfluenza VaccinesPneumococcal VaccinesVaccinationVaccine EfficacyAdjuvants, ImmunologicCOVID-19 VaccinesHerpes Zoster VaccineInfluenza VaccinesPneumococcal VaccinesVaccinesadjuvantagingCOVID-19herpes zosterinfluenzaolder adultspneumococcal diseaseRSVvaccinationVaccine

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PMID40540317
PMCPMC12934143

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