Influenza vaccination and COVID-19 infection risk and disease severity: A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis of prospective studies.

Marco Del RiccioSaverio CainiGuglielmo BonaccorsiChiara LoriniJohn PagetKoos van der VeldenClaudia Cosma

Published in: American journal of infection control (2024)

This systematic review and meta-analysis, based exclusively on prospective studies, demonstrates the lack of a proven protective effect of influenza vaccination against COVID-19 and related outcomes. Our results do not support a significant protective effect of influenza vaccination against the risk or severe outcomes of COVID-19.

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