Vaccinating the German Population Aged 60 Years and Over with a Quadrivalent High-Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Compared to Standard-Dose Vaccines: A Transmission and Budget Impact Model.

The modeling approach offers important insights into the epidemiological and budgetary impact of different vaccination scenarios. Achieving a higher vaccination coverage with IIV4-SD in persons aged 60 years and over would result in lower costs and fewer influenza infections compared with the scenario with IIV4-HD and actual vaccination rates.