Immune response to influenza vaccination in the elderly is altered by chronic medication use.

Divyansh AgarwalKenneth E SchmaderAndrew V KossenkovSusan DoyleRaj KurupatiHildegrund C J Ertl

Published in: Immunity & ageing : I & A (2018)

Collectively, our findings suggest novel pathways that might underlie how long-term medication use impacts immune response to influenza vaccination in the elderly. They provide a strong rationale for targeting the medication-immunity interaction in the aged population to improve vaccination responses.

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