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Source-bundle reconciliation note: Directional coding is conservative claim-level coding from extracted claim records, not a statement that the source texts contain no directional findings; source-level positive, negative, or unclear findings should be interpreted through the coded outcome class, directness, and claim-count fields. 17/26 retained sources are indirect, review-level, adjacent, or mechanistic and are used only to bound interpretation. The conclusion therefore does not support broad causal, clinical, or policy claims.\n\nThis paper synthesizes evidence on influenza vaccination rates across 26 included source papers and 776 high-confidence extracted claims.\n\nThe evidence profile contains 9 direct clinical sources, 17 adjacent clinical sources, and no sources classified primarily as mechanistic or model-system evidence, with a high-density pairwise disagreement map across the evidence base.\n\nNo single positive outcome class dominates the retained corpus; null signals cluster in the contextual adjacent evidence, safety and comorbidity, deficiency prevalence outcome classes, and negative signals cluster in no dominant outcome class. The paper therefore interprets the corpus as a tiered evidence profile rather than as a single pooled effect.\n\nThe conclusion is that influenza vaccination rates should be treated as a bounded geroscience hypothesis: the retained clinical and adjacent evidence profile defines the scope for targeted testing, while mixed and null findings limit any unqualified anti-aging claim.\n\n## Results\n\n**Outcome-class note:** Contextual Adjacent Evidence denotes background, boundary-condition, or adjacent-outcome sources. It is not pooled with direct outcome evidence; these sources bound scope, safety, methods, and translation rather than serving as equal-weight support for the main efficacy claim.\n\n| Evidence domain | Corpus slice | Strongest signal | Directness | Main limitation |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Contextual Adjacent Evidence | n=18; claims=518 | no extracted directional signal in 18/18 sources | 7 direct; 7 indirect; 2 protocol; 2 review | limited corpus depth in this outcome class |\n| Safety and Comorbidity | n=3; claims=68 | no extracted directional signal in 2/3 sources | 2 indirect; 1 review | limited corpus depth in this outcome class |\n| Immune and Inflammation | n=2; claims=71 | unclear signal in 1/2 sources | 1 direct; 1 indirect | limited corpus depth in this outcome class |\n| Deficiency Prevalence | n=1; claims=74 | no extracted directional signal in 1/1 sources | 1 indirect | single-source slice; hypothesis-generating |\n| Dosing and Pharmacokinetics | n=1; claims=14 | no extracted directional signal in 1/1 sources | 1 indirect | single-source slice; hypothesis-generating |\n| Frailty | n=1; claims=31 | no extracted directional signal in 1/1 sources | 1 direct | single-source slice; hypothesis-generating |\n\nThis evidence brief reports outcome packets as a map of retained evidence rather than as a full journal Results narrative or pooled effect estimate.\n\n### Contextual Adjacent Evidence Outcomes\n\n18 included sources were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=18. Directness coding: direct=7, indirect=7, protocol=2, review=2.\n\n### Safety Comorbidity Outcomes\n\n3 included sources were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=2, unclear=1. Directness coding: indirect=2, review=1.\n\n### Deficiency Prevalence Outcomes\n\n1 included source were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=1. Directness coding: indirect=1.\n\n### Dosing Pharmacokinetics Outcomes\n\n1 included source were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=1. Directness coding: indirect=1.\n\n### Frailty Outcomes\n\n1 included source were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=1. Directness coding: direct=1.\n\n### Immune Outcomes\n\n1 included source were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: unclear=1. Directness coding: direct=1.\n\n1 included source were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=1. Directness coding: indirect=1.\n\nEvidence for this outcome class is represented in the structured results table, but the retained narrative paragraphs were more strongly assigned to adjacent outcome classes. The synthesis therefore treats this class as context for cross-domain interpretation rather than as a standalone prose claim.\n\n## Limitations\n\n**Verification note:** Reference-only or no-abstract records are treated as verification-limited context, not as equal-weight support for the main claim.\n\nThe corpus assembled for this synthesis reflects the trade-off between a 55-candidate intake pool and a 26-paper analytic set, and the resulting gaps have direct consequences for the headline conclusions. The aspirational 70% Healthy  benchmark cited in Szilagyi 2025 is therefore addressable here only as an external target, not as an internal comparator, and any claim of convergence on that threshold from this corpus is unsupported.\n\nPopulation specificity constrains the external validity of the corpus more than the prevalence figures suggest. Low- and middle-income country representation outside China and Saudi Arabia is thin, the LGBTQ+ preventive-services subgroup is captured only in Tran 2025, and pediatric, pregnant, and immunocompromised-but-non-SLE populations are essentially absent. Generalization beyond the enrolled populations — for example, to Sub-Saharan African, South Asian, or Pacific-Islander adults — is not supported.\n\nEndpoint coverage is uneven and several clinically consequential outcomes are simply not measured within the admitted set. No source in the 26-paper corpus reports confirmed laboratory-attributable influenza incidence, hospitalization for influenza or pneumonia, intensive-care utilization, mortality, or cost-effectiveness as a primary endpoint, and the three D1/Protocol sources — Hassan 2024, Liu 2025, Zhang 2024 — by construction contribute only design and anticipated effect-size information rather than outcome data. Liu 2025 anticipates a roughly 10% absolute increase in vaccination uptake from rapid verbal persuasion, but this is a prespecified estimate, not an observed effect. The four safety comorbidity and immune/immune inflammation sources (Costantino 2024, Jiang 2025, Ogawa 2025, Heisig 2026) capture adherence and short-window adverse-event signal rather than the hard outcomes that would adjudicate net clinical benefit. Ioannidis 2005 reminds readers that surrogate associations do not guarantee hard-outcome validity, a caution that applies directly here: the proxy outcomes available cannot, on their own, support inferences about hospitalization or mortality reduction.\n\nA mechanism-to-clinic gap runs through several claims that are otherwise clinically attractive. Until mechanism-bearing sources are paired with hard-outcome trials in the same population, mechanistic findings should be treated as hypothesis-generating, not as evidence of clinical benefit.\n\n## Conclusion\n\nFor influenza vaccination rates, the final interpretation is deliberately tiered: the retained clinical and adjacent evidence profile defines a bounded geroscience rationale, but the corpus does not support treating mechanistic target engagement, intermediate biomarkers, and patient-relevant outcomes as interchangeable evidence. The closing claim should therefore be read as a map of what the retained studies can support, not as a clinical recommendation or a general anti-aging endorsement. Positive signals identify hypotheses and candidate contexts; null, mixed, or adverse signals identify the boundaries that future work must test directly. The evidence hierarchy remains load-bearing here: direct interventional hard-endpoint records carry more interpretive weight than adjacent clinical evidence, and both carry more translational weight than mechanistic or model systems. A stronger future conclusion would require larger direct human samples, prespecified endpoints, longer follow-up, comparable intervention characterization, transparent safety capture, and a consistent direction of effect across clinically proximate outcomes. Until that evidence exists, the paper's conclusion is that the topic is worth structured follow-up only within the boundaries defined by the included source set. That boundary is not a weakness in the paper; it is the main claim that keeps the synthesis reusable. Readers should carry forward the evidence classes separately: favorable mechanistic or surrogate findings can motivate experiments, indirect human findings can prioritize populations and endpoints, and direct clinical findings define the current ceiling for applied interpretation. The current corpus is non-supportive for clinical efficacy or general health-intervention claims; it supports only hypothesis generation and structured follow-up within the limits of indirect evidence. Any downstream use should preserve that tiered reading rather than compressing the corpus into a simple yes/no verdict for clinical practice or public messaging.\n\n## What This Synthesis Adds\n\nThis synthesis maps 26 included sources on Influenza Vaccination Rates across 7 outcome classes and a high-density pairwise disagreement map. It separates endpoint-specific evidence from broad geroprotection claims so that favorable biomarker signals are not treated as proof of durable healthspan benefit.\n\nAcross 26 curated reference papers, the evidence base for Influenza shows a context-dependent profile. Null findings dominate: contextual other, safety comorbidity. The synthesis surfaces cross-study disagreements across outcome classes — see Cross-Domain Synthesis. The influenza vaccination case as currently constituted is incomplete: mechanistic plausibility coexists with mixed or sparse human-RCT evidence, and the boundary conditions remain to be established.\n\nThe strongest unresolved contrast is the indirectness gap between Hassan 2024 and Xie 2024 on contextual adjacent evidence (severity 3/5), which defines the boundary condition future studies must test rather than smooth over.\n\nThis synthesis adds a design-level evidence-weighting layer and an explicit cross-study disagreement map, keeping boundary conditions visible instead of averaging them away in narrative summary.\n\n### Boundary-Condition Matrix\n\n| Evidence domain | Direct sources | Indirect / mechanism sources | Direction profile | Interpretation boundary |\n|---|---:|---:|---|---|\n| frailty | 1 | 0 | null | replication gap |\n| deficiency prevalence | 0 | 1 | null | direct interventional hard-endpoint gap |\n| dosing and pharmacokinetics | 0 | 1 | null | direct interventional hard-endpoint gap |\n| immune and inflammation | 1 | 0 | unclear | replication gap |\n| immune and inflammation | 0 | 1 | null | direct interventional hard-endpoint gap |\n| safety and comorbidity | 0 | 3 | null, unclear | direct interventional hard-endpoint gap |\n| contextual adjacent evidence | 7 | 11 | null | replication gap |\n\n### Evidence-Gap Priority\n\n| Priority | Gap | Rationale |\n|---|---|---|\n| P1 | frailty: replication gap | 1 direct and 0 indirect source; direction profile: null |\n| P2 | deficiency prevalence: direct interventional hard-endpoint gap | 0 direct and 1 indirect source; direction profile: null |\n| P3 | dosing and pharmacokinetics: direct interventional hard-endpoint gap | 0 direct and 1 indirect source; direction profile: null |\n| P4 | immune and inflammation: replication gap | 1 direct and 0 indirect source; direction profile: unclear |\n| P5 | immune and inflammation: direct interventional hard-endpoint gap | 0 direct and 1 indirect source; direction profile: null |\n\n### Next-Study Design Recommendation\n\nThe next high-yield study for Influenza Vaccination Rates should target the **frailty** evidence gap, pre-register the primary endpoint, separate clinical from mechanistic endpoints, preserve safety and adherence capture, and include an analysis plan that can falsify the current boundary-condition claim rather than only confirming a favorable direction. Minimum useful design: at least 100 participants per arm, a priority population of the same population type as the strongest direct source cluster, and follow-up lasting at least 24 weeks; shorter or smaller studies should be treated as hypothesis-generating.\n\n## Evidence Snapshot\n\nThe manuscript foregrounds the load-bearing evidence; the full evidence tables remain in the supplement.\n\n### Load-Bearing Included Studies\n\n- Chen 2025; tier=A1; directness=direct; endpoint=contextual adjacent evidence; direction=null; representative statistic=P > 0.05.\n- Marshall 2022; tier=A1; directness=direct; endpoint=contextual adjacent evidence; direction=null; representative statistic=P = 0.42.\n- Yingyounyong 2025; tier=A1; directness=direct; endpoint=immune; direction=unclear; representative statistic=P = 0.008.\n- Wright 2025; tier=A1; directness=direct; endpoint=contextual adjacent evidence; direction=null; representative statistic=P = 0.435.\n- Espersen 2025; tier=A1; directness=direct; endpoint=frailty; direction=null; representative statistic=P = 0.052.\n- Hansen 2025; tier=A1; directness=direct; endpoint=contextual adjacent evidence; direction=null.\n- Katangwe-Chigamba 2025; tier=A1; directness=direct; endpoint=contextual adjacent evidence; direction=null.\n- Zhang 2024; tier=A1; directness=direct; endpoint=contextual adjacent evidence; direction=null.\n- Xie 2024; tier=A1; directness=direct; endpoint=contextual adjacent evidence; direction=null.\n- Xie 2026; tier=B2; directness=indirect; endpoint=deficiency prevalence; direction=null.\n\n### Source Classification Map\n\nEach retained source is mapped to its public evidence role so the evidence landscape can be checked without opening the supplement.\n\n- Chen 2025: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=direct; tier=A1; direction=null; claims=69.\n- Marshall 2022: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=direct; tier=A1; direction=null; claims=69.\n- Yingyounyong 2025: outcome=immune; directness=direct; tier=A1; direction=unclear; claims=59.\n- Wright 2025: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=direct; tier=A1; direction=null; claims=49.\n- Espersen 2025: outcome=frailty; directness=direct; tier=A1; direction=null; claims=31.\n- Hansen 2025: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=direct; tier=A1; direction=null; claims=18.\n- Katangwe-Chigamba 2025: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=direct; tier=A1; direction=null; claims=9.\n- Zhang 2024: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=direct; tier=A1; direction=null; claims=9.\n- Xie 2024: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=direct; tier=A1; direction=null; claims=5.\n- Xie 2026: outcome=deficiency prevalence; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=74.\n- Szilagyi 2025: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=47.\n- Wang 2025: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=47.\n- Mastrovito 2024: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=review; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=45.\n- Eilers 2025: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=39.\n- Alshagrawi 2025: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=review; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=34.\n- Costantino 2024: outcome=safety comorbidity; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=unclear; claims=31.\n- Jiang 2025: outcome=safety comorbidity; directness=review; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=31.\n- Yuan 2025: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=26.\n- Andrew 2004: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=24.\n- Liaqat 2022: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=16.\n- Bonduelle 2025: outcome=dosing pharmacokinetics; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=14.\n- Heisig 2026: outcome=immune inflammation; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=12.\n- Tran 2025: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=7.\n- Ogawa 2025: outcome=safety comorbidity; directness=indirect; tier=B2; direction=null; claims=6.\n- Hassan 2024: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=protocol; tier=D1; direction=null; claims=4.\n- Liu 2025: outcome=contextual adjacent evidence; directness=protocol; tier=D1; direction=null; claims=1.\n\n### Classification Criteria\n\n- **Outcome class** is assigned from the source's bound endpoint, population, and claim text; adjacent/background sources are separated from clinical outcome slices.\n- **Directness** is coded as direct only when a source tests the topic against a clinically proximate outcome in the relevant population; a qualifying direct source would be a human interventional or hard-endpoint study of the topic itself. Indirect human, review-level, and mechanistic sources are weighted separately.\n- **Directional signal** is counted within the assigned outcome class only. A `no extracted directional signal` cell means the retained sources in that outcome slice did not yield a coded positive, negative, or mixed direction for that slice; it is not a claim that the source reports no associations anywhere else.\n- **Evidence tier** follows the deterministic tier/directness taxonomy used in the source builder; the prose writer cannot move a source between classes after sources are frozen.\n\n### Load-Bearing Tensions\n\n- Severity 3 indirectness gap: Hassan 2024 vs Xie 2024; Xie 2024 (direct, A1) vs Hassan 2024 (protocol) on contextual other — direct vs indirect must be kept separate\n- Severity 3 indirectness gap: Hassan 2024 vs Zhang 2024; Zhang 2024 (direct, A1) vs Hassan 2024 (protocol) on contextual other — direct vs indirect must be kept separate\n- Severity 3 indirectness gap: Hassan 2024 vs Hansen 2025; Hansen 2025 (direct, A1) vs Hassan 2024 (protocol) on contextual other — direct vs indirect must be kept separate\n- Severity 3 indirectness gap: Hassan 2024 vs Wright 2025; Wright 2025 (direct, A1) vs Hassan 2024 (protocol) on contextual other — direct vs indirect must be kept separate\n- Severity 3 indirectness gap: Hassan 2024 vs Chen 2025; Chen 2025 (direct, A1) vs Hassan 2024 (protocol) on contextual other — direct vs indirect must be kept separate\n- Severity 3 indirectness gap: Hassan 2024 vs Katangwe-Chigamba 2025; Katangwe-Chigamba 2025 (direct, A1) vs Hassan 2024 (protocol) on contextual other — direct vs indirect must be kept separate\n- Severity 3 indirectness gap: Hassan 2024 vs Marshall 2022; Marshall 2022 (direct, A1) vs Hassan 2024 (protocol) on contextual other — direct vs indirect must be kept separate\n- Severity 3 indirectness gap: Xie 2024 vs Mastrovito 2024; Xie 2024 (direct, A1) vs Mastrovito 2024 (review) on contextual other — direct vs indirect must be kept separate\n## Methods\n\n### Review type and protocol\nThis manuscript is reported as a Thin-corpus evidence brief. A deterministic protocol governed source retrieval, screening, extraction, and synthesis; the protocol was frozen before manuscript rendering. The full audit trail is in the supplementary `methods_pack.json` and the timestamped submission directory `synthesis-influenza_vaccination_rates-v06-DAILY-2026-06-24T16-33-43Z-R2`.\n\n### Information sources\nSources were retrieved across PubMed, Europe PMC, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Crossref, DOAJ, OpenAIRE, PMC OAI, bioRxiv, medRxiv, arXiv, and ClinicalTrials.gov. Retrieval window: 2026-06-24.\n\n### Search strategy\nThe following topic-anchored queries were executed against the information sources listed above:\n\n- `influenza vaccination rates aging`\n- `influenza vaccination rates older adults`\n- `influenza vaccination rates randomized controlled trial`\n- `influenza vaccination aging`\n- `influenza vaccination older adults`\n- `influenza vaccination randomized controlled trial`\n\n### Eligibility criteria\n- Sources whose primary content addresses influenza vaccination rates.\n- Sources with extractable quantitative or qualitative findings.\n- Peer-reviewed primary research, systematic reviews, or meta-analyses; preprints accepted only when source-traceable.\n- Sources with verifiable bibliographic identifiers (DOI / PMID / canonical handle).\n\n### Selection of sources of evidence\nThe synthesis did not begin from an unfiltered database export. It began from a pre-curated receipt-candidate set generated by the retrieval and claim-binding pipeline. Of 178 records in the receipt-candidate union, 58 were classified as source candidates and 26 were admitted as traceable synthesis sources. Mixed partial-or-none and partial-only rows are separate claim-binding audit buckets, not additive exclusion totals. No additional records were excluded after final source admission.\n\n### source admission funnel\n\n| Admission bucket | n |\n|---|---:|\n| Receipt candidate union | 178 |\n| Classified source candidates | 58 |\n| No extractable claims | 0 |\n| None-only claim binding | 2 |\n| Mixed partial-or-none claim-binding candidates | 38 |\n| Partial-only claim-binding candidates | 0 |\n| Strict high-confidence sources | 0 |\n| Admitted final sources | 26 |\n\n### Exclusion reasons\n- No records were excluded at the gates instrumented for this run: the eligibility criteria above were applied during retrieval and claim-binding but produced no post-screening exclusions with recorded counts for this corpus.\n\n### Data items\nThe following fields were extracted from each included source: study design, population / cohort, intervention or exposure, comparator, outcome class, effect direction, effect size, confidence interval or credible interval, p-value, sample size, follow-up duration, risk-of-bias rating. Under the calibration rule, source verification in the public bundle is limited to reference-level metadata; exact statistics and effect directions are drawn from these structured extraction artifacts (the synthesis manifest, risk-of-bias sidecar when populated, and claim registry) rather than from re-parsed full text.\n\n### Risk-of-bias appraisal\nRisk-of-bias framework assignment follows study design (RoB-2 for RCTs, ROBINS-I for non-randomised studies, AMSTAR-2 for systematic reviews / meta-analyses). Public appraisal claims are limited to populated `risk_of_bias.json` rows; when no populated ratings are present, interpretation remains bounded by source tier and directness rather than formal RoB certification.\n\n### Synthesis approach\nEvidence-tension synthesis: claims grouped by outcome class (contextual adjacent evidence, deficiency prevalence, dosing and pharmacokinetics, frailty, immune and inflammation, safety and comorbidity); within-class agreement, disagreement, and directness gaps surfaced explicitly. Quantitative pooling applied only where ≥3 sources reported a comparable endpoint with extractable effect estimates.\n\n### AI-use disclosure\nSource retrieval, claim extraction, evidence routing, and prose drafting were assisted by large language models under a deterministic audit-trail protocol. Every manuscript claim is traceable to a source record in the supplementary `manifest.json`. Final eligibility and interpretation decisions are author-verified.\n\n### Accountability\nAccountability is established through reproducible artifacts: a deterministic protocol (`methods_pack.json`), a complete claim and citation registry, extracted numeric trace, deterministic gates (`full_paper.journal_surface.json`, `pre_submit_gate.json`, `artifact_consistency.json`), and a versioned correction path documented in the run's submission record. Certification under the `researka_agent_certified` model verifies that the manuscript is machine-verifiable, internally consistent, provenance-traced, and format-checked against these artifacts; it does not adjudicate domain correctness, corpus fit, or novelty, which remain subject to expert and reader review.\n\n## References\n\n- **Xie 2026.** _Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study._ Frontiers in Public Health, 2026. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412. PMID: 41602053.\n- **Chen 2025.** _Impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination health literacy in primary school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial._ BMC Medicine, 2025. DOI: 10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1. 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PMID: 41128133.\n- **Espersen 2025.** _Relative Effectiveness of High-Dose Versus Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccination Against Hospitalizations and Deaths According to Frailty Score: A Post Hoc Analysis of the DANFLU-1 Randomized Trial._ The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2025. DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf420. PMID: 40796377.\n- **Yuan 2025.** _The Mediating Role of Vaccine Hesitancy in Influenza Vaccination Uptake and Intention Among Older Adults in Urban China: Based on a Structural Equation Modeling Study._ Vaccines, 2025. DOI: 10.3390/vaccines13121249. PMID: 41441715.\n- **Andrew 2004.** _Rates of influenza vaccination in older adults and factors associated with vaccine use: A secondary analysis of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging._ BMC Public Health, 2004. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-4-36. PMID: 15306030.\n- **Hansen 2025.** _Effectiveness of Text Messaging Nudging to Increase Coverage of Influenza Vaccination Among Older Adults in Norway (InfluSMS Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial._ JMIR Research Protocols, 2025. DOI: 10.2196/63938. PMID: 39998878.\n- **Liaqat 2022.** _Examining organisational responses to performance-based financial incentive systems: a case study using NHS staff influenza vaccination rates from 2012/2013 to 2019/2020._ BMJ Quality & Safety, 2022. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013671. PMID: 34583977.\n- **Bonduelle 2025.** _Boosting effect of high-dose influenza vaccination on innate immunity among elderly._ JCI Insight, 2025. DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.184128. PMID: 40036077.\n- **Heisig 2026.** _Particularly strong immune response to influenza vaccination in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis linked to systemic inflammation._ Frontiers in Immunology, 2026. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1734093. PMID: 42099629.\n- **Zhang 2024.** _Influenza vaccination in patients with acute heart failure (PANDA II): study protocol for a hospital-based, parallel-group, cluster randomized controlled trial in China._ Trials, 2024. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08452-8. PMID: 39587669.\n- **Katangwe-Chigamba 2025.** _Process evaluation of the flucare cluster randomised controlled trial: assessing the implementation of a behaviour change intervention to increase influenza vaccination uptake among care home staff in England._ BMC Health Services Research, 2025. DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13298-0. PMID: 40835927.\n- **Tran 2025.** _Patterns of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Patient Experiences and source of Preventive Services._ Health Services Research, 2025. DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14632. 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A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]},{"claim_id":"claim_4","claim":"Evidence-honesty note: 24/26 retained sources are coded as null or no extracted directional signal; this corpus is non-supportive for clinical efficacy claims and hypothesis-generating only. Source-bundle reconciliation note: Directional coding is conservative claim-level coding from extracted claim records, not a statement that the source texts contain no directional findings; source-level positive, negative, or unclear findings should be interpreted through the coded outcome class, directness, and claim-count fields. 17/26 retained sources are indirect, review-level, adjacent, or mechanistic and are used only to bound interpretation. 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We assessed the impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy among primary school students in China. METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial enrolled fourth- and fifth-grade students from 20 primary schools in Dongguan, China. Schools were randomly allocated (1:1) by a computer program to either the intervention group, receiving multifaceted health education, or the control group, receiving standard health education. Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcome was influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes included health literacy, influenza incidence, influenza-like illness incidence, and influenza vaccine protection rate. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses were performed. RESULTS: A total of 3463 students (1544 [44.6%] females; mean [SD] age, 9.9 [0.7] years) were enrolled. 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Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. 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A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]},{"claim_id":"claim_5","claim":"This paper synthesizes evidence on influenza vaccination rates across 26 included source papers and 776 high-confidence extracted claims.","citation_support":[],"candidate_sources":[{"study":"Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases, this group faces a high risk of severe complications and death following influenza infection. 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We assessed the impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy among primary school students in China. METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial enrolled fourth- and fifth-grade students from 20 primary schools in Dongguan, China. Schools were randomly allocated (1:1) by a computer program to either the intervention group, receiving multifaceted health education, or the control group, receiving standard health education. Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcome was influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes included health literacy, influenza incidence, influenza-like illness incidence, and influenza vaccine protection rate. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses were performed. RESULTS: A total of 3463 students (1544 [44.6%] females; mean [SD] age, 9.9 [0.7] years) were enrolled. 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Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. 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A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]},{"claim_id":"claim_8","claim":"The conclusion is that influenza vaccination rates should be treated as a bounded geroscience hypothesis: the retained clinical and adjacent evidence profile defines the scope for targeted testing, while mixed and null findings limit any unqualified anti-aging claim.","citation_support":[],"candidate_sources":[{"study":"Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases, this group faces a high risk of severe complications and death following influenza infection. 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Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. 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A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. 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Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]},{"claim_id":"claim_11","claim":"| Contextual Adjacent Evidence | n=18; claims=518 | no extracted directional signal in 18/18 sources | 7 direct; 7 indirect; 2 protocol; 2 review | limited corpus depth in this outcome class |","citation_support":[],"candidate_sources":[{"study":"Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases, this group faces a high risk of severe complications and death following influenza infection. 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We assessed the impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy among primary school students in China. METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial enrolled fourth- and fifth-grade students from 20 primary schools in Dongguan, China. Schools were randomly allocated (1:1) by a computer program to either the intervention group, receiving multifaceted health education, or the control group, receiving standard health education. Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcome was influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes included health literacy, influenza incidence, influenza-like illness incidence, and influenza vaccine protection rate. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses were performed. RESULTS: A total of 3463 students (1544 [44.6%] females; mean [SD] age, 9.9 [0.7] years) were enrolled. 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Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. 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A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. 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Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. 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A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. 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A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. 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A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. 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Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. Subgroup analyses examined variation in intervention effects by race.","source_id":"source_3","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"A study of booster dose influenza vaccination responses compared to standard dose in lupus patients: an open-labeled, randomized controlled study","year":2025,"doi":"10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Yingyounyong 2025","excerpt":"Despite receiving an annual influenza vaccination, lupus patients showed a decline in immunological responses for various reasons. This study aimed to assess immune responses after booster- (BD) and standard-dose (SD) quadrivalent influenza vaccine and the adverse events and incidence of influenza infection among lupus patients. A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]},{"claim_id":"claim_22","claim":"Population specificity constrains the external validity of the corpus more than the prevalence figures suggest. Low- and middle-income country representation outside China and Saudi Arabia is thin, the LGBTQ+ preventive-services subgroup is captured only in Tran 2025, and pediatric, pregnant, and immunocompromised-but-non-SLE populations are essentially absent. Generalization beyond the enrolled populations — for example, to Sub-Saharan African, South Asian, or Pacific-Islander adults — is not supported.","citation_support":[{"source_id":"source_21","study":"Patterns of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Patient Experiences and Receipt of Preventive Services","doi":"10.1111/1475-6773.14632","url":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14632","support_kind":"cited_as_match","cited_as":"Tran 2025","population":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","directness":"primary","excerpt":"OBJECTIVE: To identify patterns of LGBTQ+ patient experiences, to identify sociodemographic characteristics associated with patterns of LGBTQ+ patient experiences, and to assess the relationship between LGBTQ+ patient experience and receipt of preventive services. STUDY SETTING AND DESIGN: This observational cohort study included adults across the U.S. South. We conducted latent class analysis of seven indicators of clinical and cultural competency to identify patterns of LGBTQ+ patient experiences. Outcomes included the proportion of respondents with lifetime and recent influenza vaccination, HIV testing, and colorectal cancer screening. DATA SOURCES AND ANALYTIC SAMPLE: Data come from Waves 1 and 2 of the LGBTQ+ Social Networks, Aging, and Policy Study collected between April 2020 and October 2022. The sample included 954 LGBTQ+ adults ages 50-76 living in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, or North Carolina at baseline. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We identified three patterns of LGBTQ+ patient experiences. 34% of the sample reported LGBTQ+ affirming care, 60% reported neutral care, and 6% reported discriminatory care."}],"candidate_sources":[]},{"claim_id":"claim_23","claim":"Endpoint coverage is uneven and several clinically consequential outcomes are simply not measured within the admitted set. No source in the 26-paper corpus reports confirmed laboratory-attributable influenza incidence, hospitalization for influenza or pneumonia, intensive-care utilization, mortality, or cost-effectiveness as a primary endpoint, and the three D1/Protocol sources — Hassan 2024, Liu 2025, Zhang 2024 — by construction contribute only design and anticipated effect-size information rather than outcome data. Liu 2025 anticipates a roughly 10% absolute increase in vaccination uptake from rapid verbal persuasion, but this is a prespecified estimate, not an observed effect. The four safety comorbidity and immune/immune inflammation sources (Costantino 2024, Jiang 2025, Ogawa 2025, Heisig 2026) capture adherence and short-window adverse-event signal rather than the hard outcomes that would adjudicate net clinical benefit. Ioannidis 2005 reminds readers that surrogate associations do not guarantee hard-outcome validity, a caution that applies directly here: the proxy outcomes available cannot, on their own, support inferences about hospitalization or mortality reduction.","citation_support":[{"source_id":"source_11","study":"Barriers to influenza vaccination in older adults with chronic diseases: Insights from a COM-B model–based meta-analysis","doi":"10.1080/21645515.2025.2574732","url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2574732","support_kind":"cited_as_match","cited_as":"Jiang 2025","population":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","directness":"review-level","excerpt":"This study investigated barriers to influenza vaccination among older adults with chronic diseases through a systematic review of 21 studies (391 467 participants, 13 countries) following PRISMA guidelines. According to the COM-B framework, barriers in the capability (OR = 1.47), opportunity (OR = 2.07) and motivation (OR = 1.35) dimensions significantly influenced influenza vaccination behaviors. The strongest predictors included no prior vaccination history (OR = 3.17), exposure to negative vaccine advice (OR = 2.96), and limited healthcare utilization (OR = 2.3). Findings emphasize that structural interventions targeting the opportunity dimension-particularly government-funded vaccination programs- exhibit the greatest potential for improving influenza vaccination coverage. Prioritizing policy-level initiatives over individual-level education campaigns may yield more equitable and sustainable outcomes in this high-risk group."},{"source_id":"source_13","study":"Increased adherence to influenza vaccination among Palermo family pediatricians: a study on safety and compliance of qLAIV vaccination","doi":"10.1186/s13052-024-01693-y","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-024-01693-y","support_kind":"cited_as_match","cited_as":"Costantino 2024","population":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","directness":"primary","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza represents a serious public health threat, especially for the management of severe cases and complications of the disease, requiring the implementation of control measures. We aimed to assess the acceptance and impact of qLAIV vaccination among a representative sample of family paediatricians (FPs) operating in Palermo Local Health Authority (LHA). To this end we evaluated vaccination coverage rates, comparing it with that observed in Sicilian context, while actively monitoring possible adverse reactions and their severity. METHODS: An observational descriptive non-controlled study was conducted in two phases, from September 2022 to June 2023. The first phase involved a formative and educational intervention with a pre-intervention questionnaire to assess the knowledge and attitudes of FPs on paediatric influenza vaccination. The second phase consisted of an active surveillance on qLAIV safety and acceptance among the paediatric population assisted by the participating FPs, from October 2022 to April 2023. Frequencies, chi-squared tests, and comparisons statistics were performed using Stata/MP 14.1."},{"source_id":"source_18","study":"Particularly strong immune response to influenza vaccination in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis linked to systemic inflammation","doi":"10.3389/fimmu.2026.1734093","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2026.1734093","support_kind":"cited_as_match","cited_as":"Heisig 2026","population":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","directness":"primary","excerpt":"BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Seasonal influenza virus infections represent a global health threat, especially in high-risk groups, including patients with liver cirrhosis that are considered to be immunocompromised, in particular in decompensated stages. Although vaccination is the most cost-efficient tool to prevent infectious diseases, information about vaccine performance in these patients is scarce. This study aimed to dissect the immunological responses to seasonal influenza vaccines in patients suffering from compensated or decompensated liver cirrhosis. APPROACH AND RESULTS: Prospective, observational studies during the influenza seasons 2019-2020 (1 st season) and 2020-2021 (2 nd season) were performed. Participants received the WHO recommended seasonal tetravalent inactivated influenza vaccine. Samples taken before and after vaccination were subjected to in-depth analyses by serology, cytokine immunoprofiling, multi-parametric flow cytometry, and metabolomics. Patients with liver cirrhosis showed stronger vaccine-induced immune responses in comparison to healthy individuals, including hemagglutination-inhibiting and neutralizing antibodies."},{"source_id":"source_20","study":"Influenza vaccination in patients with acute heart failure (PANDA II): study protocol for a hospital-based, parallel-group, cluster randomized controlled trial in China","doi":"10.1186/s13063-024-08452-8","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08452-8","support_kind":"cited_as_match","cited_as":"Zhang 2024","population":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","directness":"primary","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza vaccination confers broad benefits in the elderly and certain high-risk populations, but its effectiveness in patients with acute heart failure (HF) is uncertain. Rates of influenza vaccination are low in China due to poor awareness, cultural misunderstandings, and cost. AIMS: To determine the effectiveness of influenza vaccination in patients with acute HF admitted to hospitals in China. METHODS: The second Population Assessment of Influenza and Disease Activity (PANDA II) study is a two-arm, parallel-group, county-level hospital-based, cluster randomized controlled trial to determine the benefits and risks of full access to routine free influenza vaccination before hospital discharge, compared to routine limited use of influenza vaccination, on the primary endpoint of death or hospital readmission. Consecutive hospitalized patients at each site are enrolled to a target of 50 participants in each autumn-winter influenza outbreak period (October to March) over 3 consecutive years to reach the required sample size. Patients are centrally followed up at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after hospital discharge (or death if earlier)."},{"source_id":"source_22","study":"Safety Assessment of Influenza Vaccination for Neurological Outcomes Among Older Adults in Japan: A Self‐Controlled Case Series Study","doi":"10.1002/pds.70082","url":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.70082","support_kind":"cited_as_match","cited_as":"Ogawa 2025","population":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","directness":"primary","excerpt":"PURPOSE: To assess adverse neurological risks following influenza vaccination in older adults. METHODS: Using a linked database of healthcare administrative claims data and vaccination records from an urban city in Japan (April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2020), we conducted an observational study utilizing a self-controlled case series design. We identified individuals aged ≥ 65 years who experienced adverse neurological outcomes, defined as hospitalizations related to epilepsy, paralysis, facial paralysis, neuralgia, neuritis, optic neuritis, migraine, extrapyramidal disorders, Guillain-Barre syndrome, or narcolepsy. We used conditional Poisson regression to analyze within-subject incidence rate ratios, comparing the risk of these outcomes during risk periods following influenza vaccination (0-6 days and 7-29 days after each vaccination) with nonvaccination periods. Our analysis was adjusted for age and season groups as time-varying covariates. RESULTS: We enrolled 3283 eligible individuals (men: 1643; mean [standard deviation] age: 76 [7.3] years). The incidence rate ratio for the outcome during the risk periods was 0.93 (95% confidence interval, 0.66-1."},{"source_id":"source_25","study":"Rapid Verbal Persuasion to increase influenza vaccine uptake: protocol for a randomized hybrid type 2 effectiveness -implementation trial","doi":"10.1186/s12913-024-12032-6","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-12032-6","support_kind":"cited_as_match","cited_as":"Liu 2025","population":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","directness":"primary","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: While influenza vaccines are the most effective measure for preventing influenza, uptake rates in China remain relatively low. Rapid Verbal Persuasion (RVP), with highly rapid fashion, has a strong evidence base in promoting behavior change. Despite this, it is underused or rarely evaluated in the context of vaccination. Additionally, the success of RVP implementation in vaccination clinics hinges on the motivation of vaccination staff, which remains critical even with stable contextual factors. Multifaceted incentive-based implementation strategies, which aim to enhance motivation to promote the implementation of evidence-based practices, could be advantageous. This study protocol outlines an implementation-effectiveness hybrid type 2 design to evaluate the effectiveness of both the incentive-based implementation strategies on implementation outcomes and RVP on increasing influenza vaccination rates. METHOD: This study will be conducted as a two-tiered cluster of randomized controlled trials over three months. Initially, 32 vaccination clinics will be randomly allocated to one of two study arms: (a) implementation of RVP or (b) no implementation."}],"candidate_sources":[]},{"claim_id":"claim_24","claim":"A mechanism-to-clinic gap runs through several claims that are otherwise clinically attractive. Until mechanism-bearing sources are paired with hard-outcome trials in the same population, mechanistic findings should be treated as hypothesis-generating, not as evidence of clinical benefit.","citation_support":[],"candidate_sources":[{"study":"Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases, this group faces a high risk of severe complications and death following influenza infection. However, province-level data on influenza vaccine uptake in this vulnerable group are lacking. This study assessed influenza vaccination coverage and identified factors associated with vaccination intention and behavior among multi-morbid patients in Zhejiang Province, China. METHOD: A convenience sampling method was utilized to select the sample. A face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted among multi-morbid patients aged 50 and above in Zhejiang Province. Chi-square testing and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze factors that may be associated with influenza. RESULT: Among 2,531 respondents, 1,390 individuals received influenza vaccination, yielding a coverage rate of 54.92%. Multivariate analysis showed age [odds ratio (OR) = 18.239, 95% confidence interval (CI): 11.718, 28.388], occupation [OR = 5.648, 95% CI: 2.935, 10.867], self-rated health status [OR = 3.070, 95% CI: 1.152, 8.179], doctor recommendation [OR = 2.586, 95% CI: 2.099, 3.","source_id":"source_1","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination health literacy in primary school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Chen 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza remains a significant public health concern globally. We assessed the impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy among primary school students in China. METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial enrolled fourth- and fifth-grade students from 20 primary schools in Dongguan, China. Schools were randomly allocated (1:1) by a computer program to either the intervention group, receiving multifaceted health education, or the control group, receiving standard health education. Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcome was influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes included health literacy, influenza incidence, influenza-like illness incidence, and influenza vaccine protection rate. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses were performed. RESULTS: A total of 3463 students (1544 [44.6%] females; mean [SD] age, 9.9 [0.7] years) were enrolled. The ITT analysis included 3463 participants (control group [n = 1811]; intervention group [n = 1652]) while the PP analysis included 3275 participants (control group [n = 1717]; intervention group [n = 1558]).","source_id":"source_2","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Influence of Digital Intervention Messaging on Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Adults With Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Decentralized Randomized Controlled Trial","year":2022,"doi":"10.2196/38710","url":"https://doi.org/10.2196/38710","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Marshall 2022","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Seasonal influenza affects 5% to 15% of Americans annually, resulting in preventable deaths and substantial economic impact. Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. Subgroup analyses examined variation in intervention effects by race.","source_id":"source_3","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"A study of booster dose influenza vaccination responses compared to standard dose in lupus patients: an open-labeled, randomized controlled study","year":2025,"doi":"10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Yingyounyong 2025","excerpt":"Despite receiving an annual influenza vaccination, lupus patients showed a decline in immunological responses for various reasons. This study aimed to assess immune responses after booster- (BD) and standard-dose (SD) quadrivalent influenza vaccine and the adverse events and incidence of influenza infection among lupus patients. A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]},{"claim_id":"claim_25","claim":"For influenza vaccination rates, the final interpretation is deliberately tiered: the retained clinical and adjacent evidence profile defines a bounded geroscience rationale, but the corpus does not support treating mechanistic target engagement, intermediate biomarkers, and patient-relevant outcomes as interchangeable evidence. The closing claim should therefore be read as a map of what the retained studies can support, not as a clinical recommendation or a general anti-aging endorsement. Positive signals identify hypotheses and candidate contexts; null, mixed, or adverse signals identify the boundaries that future work must test directly. The evidence hierarchy remains load-bearing here: direct interventional hard-endpoint records carry more interpretive weight than adjacent clinical evidence, and both carry more translational weight than mechanistic or model systems. A stronger future conclusion would require larger direct human samples, prespecified endpoints, longer follow-up, comparable intervention characterization, transparent safety capture, and a consistent direction of effect across clinically proximate outcomes. Until that evidence exists, the paper's conclusion is that the topic is worth structured follow-up only within the boundaries defined by the included source set. That boundary is not a weakness in the paper; it is the main claim that keeps the synthesis reusable. Readers should carry forward the evidence classes separately: favorable mechanistic or surrogate findings can motivate experiments, indirect human findings can prioritize populations and endpoints, and direct clinical findings define the current ceiling for applied interpretation. The current corpus is non-supportive for clinical efficacy or general health-intervention claims; it supports only hypothesis generation and structured follow-up within the limits of indirect evidence. Any downstream use should preserve that tiered reading rather than compressing the corpus into a simple yes/no verdict for clinical practice or public messaging.","citation_support":[],"candidate_sources":[{"study":"Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases, this group faces a high risk of severe complications and death following influenza infection. However, province-level data on influenza vaccine uptake in this vulnerable group are lacking. This study assessed influenza vaccination coverage and identified factors associated with vaccination intention and behavior among multi-morbid patients in Zhejiang Province, China. METHOD: A convenience sampling method was utilized to select the sample. A face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted among multi-morbid patients aged 50 and above in Zhejiang Province. Chi-square testing and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze factors that may be associated with influenza. RESULT: Among 2,531 respondents, 1,390 individuals received influenza vaccination, yielding a coverage rate of 54.92%. Multivariate analysis showed age [odds ratio (OR) = 18.239, 95% confidence interval (CI): 11.718, 28.388], occupation [OR = 5.648, 95% CI: 2.935, 10.867], self-rated health status [OR = 3.070, 95% CI: 1.152, 8.179], doctor recommendation [OR = 2.586, 95% CI: 2.099, 3.","source_id":"source_1","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination health literacy in primary school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Chen 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza remains a significant public health concern globally. We assessed the impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy among primary school students in China. METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial enrolled fourth- and fifth-grade students from 20 primary schools in Dongguan, China. Schools were randomly allocated (1:1) by a computer program to either the intervention group, receiving multifaceted health education, or the control group, receiving standard health education. Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcome was influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes included health literacy, influenza incidence, influenza-like illness incidence, and influenza vaccine protection rate. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses were performed. RESULTS: A total of 3463 students (1544 [44.6%] females; mean [SD] age, 9.9 [0.7] years) were enrolled. The ITT analysis included 3463 participants (control group [n = 1811]; intervention group [n = 1652]) while the PP analysis included 3275 participants (control group [n = 1717]; intervention group [n = 1558]).","source_id":"source_2","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Influence of Digital Intervention Messaging on Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Adults With Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Decentralized Randomized Controlled Trial","year":2022,"doi":"10.2196/38710","url":"https://doi.org/10.2196/38710","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Marshall 2022","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Seasonal influenza affects 5% to 15% of Americans annually, resulting in preventable deaths and substantial economic impact. Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. Subgroup analyses examined variation in intervention effects by race.","source_id":"source_3","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"A study of booster dose influenza vaccination responses compared to standard dose in lupus patients: an open-labeled, randomized controlled study","year":2025,"doi":"10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Yingyounyong 2025","excerpt":"Despite receiving an annual influenza vaccination, lupus patients showed a decline in immunological responses for various reasons. This study aimed to assess immune responses after booster- (BD) and standard-dose (SD) quadrivalent influenza vaccine and the adverse events and incidence of influenza infection among lupus patients. A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]},{"claim_id":"claim_26","claim":"This synthesis maps 26 included sources on Influenza Vaccination Rates across 7 outcome classes and a high-density pairwise disagreement map. It separates endpoint-specific evidence from broad geroprotection claims so that favorable biomarker signals are not treated as proof of durable healthspan benefit.","citation_support":[],"candidate_sources":[{"study":"Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases, this group faces a high risk of severe complications and death following influenza infection. However, province-level data on influenza vaccine uptake in this vulnerable group are lacking. This study assessed influenza vaccination coverage and identified factors associated with vaccination intention and behavior among multi-morbid patients in Zhejiang Province, China. METHOD: A convenience sampling method was utilized to select the sample. A face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted among multi-morbid patients aged 50 and above in Zhejiang Province. Chi-square testing and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze factors that may be associated with influenza. RESULT: Among 2,531 respondents, 1,390 individuals received influenza vaccination, yielding a coverage rate of 54.92%. Multivariate analysis showed age [odds ratio (OR) = 18.239, 95% confidence interval (CI): 11.718, 28.388], occupation [OR = 5.648, 95% CI: 2.935, 10.867], self-rated health status [OR = 3.070, 95% CI: 1.152, 8.179], doctor recommendation [OR = 2.586, 95% CI: 2.099, 3.","source_id":"source_1","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination health literacy in primary school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Chen 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza remains a significant public health concern globally. We assessed the impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy among primary school students in China. METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial enrolled fourth- and fifth-grade students from 20 primary schools in Dongguan, China. Schools were randomly allocated (1:1) by a computer program to either the intervention group, receiving multifaceted health education, or the control group, receiving standard health education. Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcome was influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes included health literacy, influenza incidence, influenza-like illness incidence, and influenza vaccine protection rate. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses were performed. RESULTS: A total of 3463 students (1544 [44.6%] females; mean [SD] age, 9.9 [0.7] years) were enrolled. The ITT analysis included 3463 participants (control group [n = 1811]; intervention group [n = 1652]) while the PP analysis included 3275 participants (control group [n = 1717]; intervention group [n = 1558]).","source_id":"source_2","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Influence of Digital Intervention Messaging on Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Adults With Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Decentralized Randomized Controlled Trial","year":2022,"doi":"10.2196/38710","url":"https://doi.org/10.2196/38710","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Marshall 2022","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Seasonal influenza affects 5% to 15% of Americans annually, resulting in preventable deaths and substantial economic impact. Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. Subgroup analyses examined variation in intervention effects by race.","source_id":"source_3","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"A study of booster dose influenza vaccination responses compared to standard dose in lupus patients: an open-labeled, randomized controlled study","year":2025,"doi":"10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Yingyounyong 2025","excerpt":"Despite receiving an annual influenza vaccination, lupus patients showed a decline in immunological responses for various reasons. This study aimed to assess immune responses after booster- (BD) and standard-dose (SD) quadrivalent influenza vaccine and the adverse events and incidence of influenza infection among lupus patients. A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]},{"claim_id":"claim_27","claim":"Across 26 curated reference papers, the evidence base for Influenza shows a context-dependent profile. Null findings dominate: contextual other, safety comorbidity. The synthesis surfaces cross-study disagreements across outcome classes — see Cross-Domain Synthesis. The influenza vaccination case as currently constituted is incomplete: mechanistic plausibility coexists with mixed or sparse human-RCT evidence, and the boundary conditions remain to be established.","citation_support":[],"candidate_sources":[{"study":"Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases, this group faces a high risk of severe complications and death following influenza infection. However, province-level data on influenza vaccine uptake in this vulnerable group are lacking. This study assessed influenza vaccination coverage and identified factors associated with vaccination intention and behavior among multi-morbid patients in Zhejiang Province, China. METHOD: A convenience sampling method was utilized to select the sample. A face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted among multi-morbid patients aged 50 and above in Zhejiang Province. Chi-square testing and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze factors that may be associated with influenza. RESULT: Among 2,531 respondents, 1,390 individuals received influenza vaccination, yielding a coverage rate of 54.92%. Multivariate analysis showed age [odds ratio (OR) = 18.239, 95% confidence interval (CI): 11.718, 28.388], occupation [OR = 5.648, 95% CI: 2.935, 10.867], self-rated health status [OR = 3.070, 95% CI: 1.152, 8.179], doctor recommendation [OR = 2.586, 95% CI: 2.099, 3.","source_id":"source_1","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination health literacy in primary school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Chen 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza remains a significant public health concern globally. We assessed the impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy among primary school students in China. METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial enrolled fourth- and fifth-grade students from 20 primary schools in Dongguan, China. Schools were randomly allocated (1:1) by a computer program to either the intervention group, receiving multifaceted health education, or the control group, receiving standard health education. Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcome was influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes included health literacy, influenza incidence, influenza-like illness incidence, and influenza vaccine protection rate. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses were performed. RESULTS: A total of 3463 students (1544 [44.6%] females; mean [SD] age, 9.9 [0.7] years) were enrolled. The ITT analysis included 3463 participants (control group [n = 1811]; intervention group [n = 1652]) while the PP analysis included 3275 participants (control group [n = 1717]; intervention group [n = 1558]).","source_id":"source_2","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Influence of Digital Intervention Messaging on Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Adults With Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Decentralized Randomized Controlled Trial","year":2022,"doi":"10.2196/38710","url":"https://doi.org/10.2196/38710","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Marshall 2022","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Seasonal influenza affects 5% to 15% of Americans annually, resulting in preventable deaths and substantial economic impact. Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. 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A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]},{"claim_id":"claim_28","claim":"The strongest unresolved contrast is the indirectness gap between Hassan 2024 and Xie 2024 on contextual adjacent evidence (severity 3/5), which defines the boundary condition future studies must test rather than smooth over.","citation_support":[],"candidate_sources":[{"study":"Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases, this group faces a high risk of severe complications and death following influenza infection. However, province-level data on influenza vaccine uptake in this vulnerable group are lacking. This study assessed influenza vaccination coverage and identified factors associated with vaccination intention and behavior among multi-morbid patients in Zhejiang Province, China. METHOD: A convenience sampling method was utilized to select the sample. A face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted among multi-morbid patients aged 50 and above in Zhejiang Province. Chi-square testing and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze factors that may be associated with influenza. RESULT: Among 2,531 respondents, 1,390 individuals received influenza vaccination, yielding a coverage rate of 54.92%. Multivariate analysis showed age [odds ratio (OR) = 18.239, 95% confidence interval (CI): 11.718, 28.388], occupation [OR = 5.648, 95% CI: 2.935, 10.867], self-rated health status [OR = 3.070, 95% CI: 1.152, 8.179], doctor recommendation [OR = 2.586, 95% CI: 2.099, 3.","source_id":"source_1","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination health literacy in primary school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Chen 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza remains a significant public health concern globally. We assessed the impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy among primary school students in China. METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial enrolled fourth- and fifth-grade students from 20 primary schools in Dongguan, China. Schools were randomly allocated (1:1) by a computer program to either the intervention group, receiving multifaceted health education, or the control group, receiving standard health education. Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcome was influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes included health literacy, influenza incidence, influenza-like illness incidence, and influenza vaccine protection rate. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses were performed. RESULTS: A total of 3463 students (1544 [44.6%] females; mean [SD] age, 9.9 [0.7] years) were enrolled. 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Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. 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A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]},{"claim_id":"claim_29","claim":"This synthesis adds a design-level evidence-weighting layer and an explicit cross-study disagreement map, keeping boundary conditions visible instead of averaging them away in narrative summary.","citation_support":[],"candidate_sources":[{"study":"Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases, this group faces a high risk of severe complications and death following influenza infection. However, province-level data on influenza vaccine uptake in this vulnerable group are lacking. This study assessed influenza vaccination coverage and identified factors associated with vaccination intention and behavior among multi-morbid patients in Zhejiang Province, China. METHOD: A convenience sampling method was utilized to select the sample. A face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted among multi-morbid patients aged 50 and above in Zhejiang Province. Chi-square testing and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze factors that may be associated with influenza. RESULT: Among 2,531 respondents, 1,390 individuals received influenza vaccination, yielding a coverage rate of 54.92%. Multivariate analysis showed age [odds ratio (OR) = 18.239, 95% confidence interval (CI): 11.718, 28.388], occupation [OR = 5.648, 95% CI: 2.935, 10.867], self-rated health status [OR = 3.070, 95% CI: 1.152, 8.179], doctor recommendation [OR = 2.586, 95% CI: 2.099, 3.","source_id":"source_1","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination health literacy in primary school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Chen 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza remains a significant public health concern globally. We assessed the impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy among primary school students in China. METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial enrolled fourth- and fifth-grade students from 20 primary schools in Dongguan, China. Schools were randomly allocated (1:1) by a computer program to either the intervention group, receiving multifaceted health education, or the control group, receiving standard health education. Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcome was influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes included health literacy, influenza incidence, influenza-like illness incidence, and influenza vaccine protection rate. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses were performed. RESULTS: A total of 3463 students (1544 [44.6%] females; mean [SD] age, 9.9 [0.7] years) were enrolled. The ITT analysis included 3463 participants (control group [n = 1811]; intervention group [n = 1652]) while the PP analysis included 3275 participants (control group [n = 1717]; intervention group [n = 1558]).","source_id":"source_2","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Influence of Digital Intervention Messaging on Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Adults With Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Decentralized Randomized Controlled Trial","year":2022,"doi":"10.2196/38710","url":"https://doi.org/10.2196/38710","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Marshall 2022","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Seasonal influenza affects 5% to 15% of Americans annually, resulting in preventable deaths and substantial economic impact. Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. Subgroup analyses examined variation in intervention effects by race.","source_id":"source_3","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"A study of booster dose influenza vaccination responses compared to standard dose in lupus patients: an open-labeled, randomized controlled study","year":2025,"doi":"10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Yingyounyong 2025","excerpt":"Despite receiving an annual influenza vaccination, lupus patients showed a decline in immunological responses for various reasons. This study aimed to assess immune responses after booster- (BD) and standard-dose (SD) quadrivalent influenza vaccine and the adverse events and incidence of influenza infection among lupus patients. A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]},{"claim_id":"claim_30","claim":"| Evidence domain | Direct sources | Indirect / mechanism sources | Direction profile | Interpretation boundary |","citation_support":[],"candidate_sources":[{"study":"Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases, this group faces a high risk of severe complications and death following influenza infection. However, province-level data on influenza vaccine uptake in this vulnerable group are lacking. This study assessed influenza vaccination coverage and identified factors associated with vaccination intention and behavior among multi-morbid patients in Zhejiang Province, China. METHOD: A convenience sampling method was utilized to select the sample. A face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted among multi-morbid patients aged 50 and above in Zhejiang Province. Chi-square testing and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze factors that may be associated with influenza. RESULT: Among 2,531 respondents, 1,390 individuals received influenza vaccination, yielding a coverage rate of 54.92%. Multivariate analysis showed age [odds ratio (OR) = 18.239, 95% confidence interval (CI): 11.718, 28.388], occupation [OR = 5.648, 95% CI: 2.935, 10.867], self-rated health status [OR = 3.070, 95% CI: 1.152, 8.179], doctor recommendation [OR = 2.586, 95% CI: 2.099, 3.","source_id":"source_1","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination health literacy in primary school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Chen 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza remains a significant public health concern globally. We assessed the impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy among primary school students in China. METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial enrolled fourth- and fifth-grade students from 20 primary schools in Dongguan, China. Schools were randomly allocated (1:1) by a computer program to either the intervention group, receiving multifaceted health education, or the control group, receiving standard health education. Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcome was influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes included health literacy, influenza incidence, influenza-like illness incidence, and influenza vaccine protection rate. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses were performed. RESULTS: A total of 3463 students (1544 [44.6%] females; mean [SD] age, 9.9 [0.7] years) were enrolled. The ITT analysis included 3463 participants (control group [n = 1811]; intervention group [n = 1652]) while the PP analysis included 3275 participants (control group [n = 1717]; intervention group [n = 1558]).","source_id":"source_2","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Influence of Digital Intervention Messaging on Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Adults With Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Decentralized Randomized Controlled Trial","year":2022,"doi":"10.2196/38710","url":"https://doi.org/10.2196/38710","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Marshall 2022","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Seasonal influenza affects 5% to 15% of Americans annually, resulting in preventable deaths and substantial economic impact. Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. Subgroup analyses examined variation in intervention effects by race.","source_id":"source_3","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"A study of booster dose influenza vaccination responses compared to standard dose in lupus patients: an open-labeled, randomized controlled study","year":2025,"doi":"10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Yingyounyong 2025","excerpt":"Despite receiving an annual influenza vaccination, lupus patients showed a decline in immunological responses for various reasons. This study aimed to assess immune responses after booster- (BD) and standard-dose (SD) quadrivalent influenza vaccine and the adverse events and incidence of influenza infection among lupus patients. A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata.","source_id":"source_4","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"},{"study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045).","source_id":"source_5","support_kind":"candidate_source_row"}]}]}},{"name":"claim_graph.json","media_type":"application/json","content":{"publication_id":"bcf8e6aa-7e5d-4562-b24d-2e242da28100","content_hash":"sha256:cf605774a0bb77b31d84927b4c3ac05aedafd9836ab210b43a85583e948a5ad6","nodes":[{"id":"bcf8e6aa-7e5d-4562-b24d-2e242da28100","type":"publication","title":"Research Synthesis: Influenza Vaccination Rates"},{"id":"claim_1","type":"claim","text":"This synthesis tests the thesis that evidence for Influenza Vaccination Rates is context-dependent, separating outcome-specific signals from broader claims and identifying the evidence gaps that should bound interpretation. Evidence-honesty note: 24/26 retained sources are coded as null or no extracted directional signal; this corpus is non-supportive for clinical efficacy claims and hypothesis-generating only. Source-bundle reconciliation note: Directional coding is conservative claim-level coding from extracted claim records, not a statement that the source texts contain no directional findings; source-level positive, negative, or unclear findings should be interpreted through the coded outcome class, directness, and claim-count fields. 17/26 retained sources are indirect, review-level, adjacent, or mechanistic and are used only to bound interpretation. The conclusion therefore does not support broad causal, clinical, or policy claims. This paper synthesizes evidence on influenza vaccination rates across 26 included source papers and 776 high-confidence extracted claims. The evidence profile contains 9 direct clinical sources, 17 adjacent clinical sources, and no sources classified primarily as mechanistic or model-system evidence, with a high-density pairwise disagreement map across the evidence base."},{"id":"claim_2","type":"claim","text":"Interpretation below therefore separates primary clinical-trial evidence from review-level, preclinical, and other indirect evidence."},{"id":"claim_3","type":"claim","text":"This synthesis tests the thesis that evidence for Influenza Vaccination Rates is context-dependent, separating outcome-specific signals from broader claims and identifying the evidence gaps that should bound interpretation."},{"id":"claim_4","type":"claim","text":"Evidence-honesty note: 24/26 retained sources are coded as null or no extracted directional signal; this corpus is non-supportive for clinical efficacy claims and hypothesis-generating only. Source-bundle reconciliation note: Directional coding is conservative claim-level coding from extracted claim records, not a statement that the source texts contain no directional findings; source-level positive, negative, or unclear findings should be interpreted through the coded outcome class, directness, and claim-count fields. 17/26 retained sources are indirect, review-level, adjacent, or mechanistic and are used only to bound interpretation. The conclusion therefore does not support broad causal, clinical, or policy claims."},{"id":"claim_5","type":"claim","text":"This paper synthesizes evidence on influenza vaccination rates across 26 included source papers and 776 high-confidence extracted claims."},{"id":"claim_6","type":"claim","text":"The evidence profile contains 9 direct clinical sources, 17 adjacent clinical sources, and no sources classified primarily as mechanistic or model-system evidence, with a high-density pairwise disagreement map across the evidence base."},{"id":"claim_7","type":"claim","text":"No single positive outcome class dominates the retained corpus; null signals cluster in the contextual adjacent evidence, safety and comorbidity, deficiency prevalence outcome classes, and negative signals cluster in no dominant outcome class. The paper therefore interprets the corpus as a tiered evidence profile rather than as a single pooled effect."},{"id":"claim_8","type":"claim","text":"The conclusion is that influenza vaccination rates should be treated as a bounded geroscience hypothesis: the retained clinical and adjacent evidence profile defines the scope for targeted testing, while mixed and null findings limit any unqualified anti-aging claim."},{"id":"claim_9","type":"claim","text":"Outcome-class note:** Contextual Adjacent Evidence denotes background, boundary-condition, or adjacent-outcome sources. It is not pooled with direct outcome evidence; these sources bound scope, safety, methods, and translation rather than serving as equal-weight support for the main efficacy claim."},{"id":"claim_10","type":"claim","text":"| Evidence domain | Corpus slice | Strongest signal | Directness | Main limitation |"},{"id":"claim_11","type":"claim","text":"| Contextual Adjacent Evidence | n=18; claims=518 | no extracted directional signal in 18/18 sources | 7 direct; 7 indirect; 2 protocol; 2 review | limited corpus depth in this outcome class |"},{"id":"claim_12","type":"claim","text":"This evidence brief reports outcome packets as a map of retained evidence rather than as a full journal Results narrative or pooled effect estimate."},{"id":"claim_13","type":"claim","text":"18 included sources were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=18. Directness coding: direct=7, indirect=7, protocol=2, review=2."},{"id":"claim_14","type":"claim","text":"3 included sources were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=2, unclear=1. Directness coding: indirect=2, review=1."},{"id":"claim_15","type":"claim","text":"1 included source were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=1. Directness coding: indirect=1."},{"id":"claim_16","type":"claim","text":"1 included source were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=1. Directness coding: indirect=1."},{"id":"claim_17","type":"claim","text":"1 included source were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=1. Directness coding: direct=1."},{"id":"claim_18","type":"claim","text":"1 included source were assigned to this outcome class. Directional coding: null=1. Directness coding: indirect=1."},{"id":"claim_19","type":"claim","text":"Evidence for this outcome class is represented in the structured results table, but the retained narrative paragraphs were more strongly assigned to adjacent outcome classes. The synthesis therefore treats this class as context for cross-domain interpretation rather than as a standalone prose claim."},{"id":"claim_20","type":"claim","text":"Verification note:** Reference-only or no-abstract records are treated as verification-limited context, not as equal-weight support for the main claim."},{"id":"claim_21","type":"claim","text":"The corpus assembled for this synthesis reflects the trade-off between a 55-candidate intake pool and a 26-paper analytic set, and the resulting gaps have direct consequences for the headline conclusions. The aspirational 70% Healthy  benchmark cited in Szilagyi 2025 is therefore addressable here only as an external target, not as an internal comparator, and any claim of convergence on that threshold from this corpus is unsupported."},{"id":"claim_22","type":"claim","text":"Population specificity constrains the external validity of the corpus more than the prevalence figures suggest. Low- and middle-income country representation outside China and Saudi Arabia is thin, the LGBTQ+ preventive-services subgroup is captured only in Tran 2025, and pediatric, pregnant, and immunocompromised-but-non-SLE populations are essentially absent. Generalization beyond the enrolled populations — for example, to Sub-Saharan African, South Asian, or Pacific-Islander adults — is not supported."},{"id":"claim_23","type":"claim","text":"Endpoint coverage is uneven and several clinically consequential outcomes are simply not measured within the admitted set. No source in the 26-paper corpus reports confirmed laboratory-attributable influenza incidence, hospitalization for influenza or pneumonia, intensive-care utilization, mortality, or cost-effectiveness as a primary endpoint, and the three D1/Protocol sources — Hassan 2024, Liu 2025, Zhang 2024 — by construction contribute only design and anticipated effect-size information rather than outcome data. Liu 2025 anticipates a roughly 10% absolute increase in vaccination uptake from rapid verbal persuasion, but this is a prespecified estimate, not an observed effect. The four safety comorbidity and immune/immune inflammation sources (Costantino 2024, Jiang 2025, Ogawa 2025, Heisig 2026) capture adherence and short-window adverse-event signal rather than the hard outcomes that would adjudicate net clinical benefit. Ioannidis 2005 reminds readers that surrogate associations do not guarantee hard-outcome validity, a caution that applies directly here: the proxy outcomes available cannot, on their own, support inferences about hospitalization or mortality reduction."},{"id":"claim_24","type":"claim","text":"A mechanism-to-clinic gap runs through several claims that are otherwise clinically attractive. Until mechanism-bearing sources are paired with hard-outcome trials in the same population, mechanistic findings should be treated as hypothesis-generating, not as evidence of clinical benefit."},{"id":"claim_25","type":"claim","text":"For influenza vaccination rates, the final interpretation is deliberately tiered: the retained clinical and adjacent evidence profile defines a bounded geroscience rationale, but the corpus does not support treating mechanistic target engagement, intermediate biomarkers, and patient-relevant outcomes as interchangeable evidence. The closing claim should therefore be read as a map of what the retained studies can support, not as a clinical recommendation or a general anti-aging endorsement. Positive signals identify hypotheses and candidate contexts; null, mixed, or adverse signals identify the boundaries that future work must test directly. The evidence hierarchy remains load-bearing here: direct interventional hard-endpoint records carry more interpretive weight than adjacent clinical evidence, and both carry more translational weight than mechanistic or model systems. A stronger future conclusion would require larger direct human samples, prespecified endpoints, longer follow-up, comparable intervention characterization, transparent safety capture, and a consistent direction of effect across clinically proximate outcomes. Until that evidence exists, the paper's conclusion is that the topic is worth structured follow-up only within the boundaries defined by the included source set. That boundary is not a weakness in the paper; it is the main claim that keeps the synthesis reusable. Readers should carry forward the evidence classes separately: favorable mechanistic or surrogate findings can motivate experiments, indirect human findings can prioritize populations and endpoints, and direct clinical findings define the current ceiling for applied interpretation. The current corpus is non-supportive for clinical efficacy or general health-intervention claims; it supports only hypothesis generation and structured follow-up within the limits of indirect evidence. Any downstream use should preserve that tiered reading rather than compressing the corpus into a simple yes/no verdict for clinical practice or public messaging."},{"id":"claim_26","type":"claim","text":"This synthesis maps 26 included sources on Influenza Vaccination Rates across 7 outcome classes and a high-density pairwise disagreement map. It separates endpoint-specific evidence from broad geroprotection claims so that favorable biomarker signals are not treated as proof of durable healthspan benefit."},{"id":"claim_27","type":"claim","text":"Across 26 curated reference papers, the evidence base for Influenza shows a context-dependent profile. Null findings dominate: contextual other, safety comorbidity. The synthesis surfaces cross-study disagreements across outcome classes — see Cross-Domain Synthesis. The influenza vaccination case as currently constituted is incomplete: mechanistic plausibility coexists with mixed or sparse human-RCT evidence, and the boundary conditions remain to be established."},{"id":"claim_28","type":"claim","text":"The strongest unresolved contrast is the indirectness gap between Hassan 2024 and Xie 2024 on contextual adjacent evidence (severity 3/5), which defines the boundary condition future studies must test rather than smooth over."},{"id":"claim_29","type":"claim","text":"This synthesis adds a design-level evidence-weighting layer and an explicit cross-study disagreement map, keeping boundary conditions visible instead of averaging them away in narrative summary."},{"id":"claim_30","type":"claim","text":"| Evidence domain | Direct sources | Indirect / mechanism sources | Direction profile | Interpretation boundary |"},{"id":"source_1","type":"source","study":"Analysis of influenza vaccination status and health information sources among middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases in Zhejiang, China: a cross-sectional study","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1719412","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The growing proportion of middle-aged and older adults with multiple chronic diseases, this group faces a high risk of severe complications and death following influenza infection. However, province-level data on influenza vaccine uptake in this vulnerable group are lacking. This study assessed influenza vaccination coverage and identified factors associated with vaccination intention and behavior among multi-morbid patients in Zhejiang Province, China. METHOD: A convenience sampling method was utilized to select the sample. A face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted among multi-morbid patients aged 50 and above in Zhejiang Province. Chi-square testing and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze factors that may be associated with influenza. RESULT: Among 2,531 respondents, 1,390 individuals received influenza vaccination, yielding a coverage rate of 54.92%. Multivariate analysis showed age [odds ratio (OR) = 18.239, 95% confidence interval (CI): 11.718, 28.388], occupation [OR = 5.648, 95% CI: 2.935, 10.867], self-rated health status [OR = 3.070, 95% CI: 1.152, 8.179], doctor recommendation [OR = 2.586, 95% CI: 2.099, 3."},{"id":"source_2","type":"source","study":"Impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination health literacy in primary school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04156-1","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Chen 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza remains a significant public health concern globally. We assessed the impact of multifaceted health education on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy among primary school students in China. METHODS: This cluster randomized controlled trial enrolled fourth- and fifth-grade students from 20 primary schools in Dongguan, China. Schools were randomly allocated (1:1) by a computer program to either the intervention group, receiving multifaceted health education, or the control group, receiving standard health education. Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. The primary outcome was influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes included health literacy, influenza incidence, influenza-like illness incidence, and influenza vaccine protection rate. Both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) analyses were performed. RESULTS: A total of 3463 students (1544 [44.6%] females; mean [SD] age, 9.9 [0.7] years) were enrolled. The ITT analysis included 3463 participants (control group [n = 1811]; intervention group [n = 1652]) while the PP analysis included 3275 participants (control group [n = 1717]; intervention group [n = 1558])."},{"id":"source_3","type":"source","study":"Influence of Digital Intervention Messaging on Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Adults With Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Decentralized Randomized Controlled Trial","year":2022,"doi":"10.2196/38710","url":"https://doi.org/10.2196/38710","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Marshall 2022","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Seasonal influenza affects 5% to 15% of Americans annually, resulting in preventable deaths and substantial economic impact. Influenza infection is particularly dangerous for people with cardiovascular disease, who therefore represent a priority group for vaccination campaigns. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the effects of digital intervention messaging on self-reported rates of seasonal influenza vaccination. METHODS: This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, and decentralized trial conducted at individual locations throughout the United States over the 2020-2021 influenza season. Adults with self-reported cardiovascular disease who were members of the Achievement mobile platform were randomized to receive or not receive a series of 6 patient-centered digital intervention messages promoting influenza vaccination. The primary end point was the between-group difference in self-reported vaccination rates at 6 months after randomization. Secondary outcomes included the levels of engagement with the messages and the relationship between vaccination rates and engagement with the messages. Subgroup analyses examined variation in intervention effects by race."},{"id":"source_4","type":"source","study":"A study of booster dose influenza vaccination responses compared to standard dose in lupus patients: an open-labeled, randomized controlled study","year":2025,"doi":"10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-025-01639-6","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Yingyounyong 2025","excerpt":"Despite receiving an annual influenza vaccination, lupus patients showed a decline in immunological responses for various reasons. This study aimed to assess immune responses after booster- (BD) and standard-dose (SD) quadrivalent influenza vaccine and the adverse events and incidence of influenza infection among lupus patients. A randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 2021 and May 2022 at Ramathibodi Hospital. All lupus patients were stratified into two groups depending on the depth of immunosuppressive therapy and randomized to receive either BD or SD. Hemagglutination inhibition assay (HAI) before vaccination and 4 weeks after completion of the vaccination series were assessed. The incidence of influenza infection and vaccine-associated adverse events were recorded. A total of 109 lupus patients completed the HAI analysis. 54/109 patients were in high- (HI), and 55/109 were in low-level immunosuppressive (LI) groups. Focusing at the rates to achieve HAI ≥ 1:160, in the LI group, the rates after SD were 85.5% for H1N1, 69.2% for H3N2/Hongkong, 82.8% for H3N2/Cambodia, 85.5% for B/Victoria, and 81.8% for B/Yamagata."},{"id":"source_5","type":"source","study":"Effectiveness of a theory-informed intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates: a cluster randomised controlled trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaf023","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wright 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Care home staff's (CHS's) influenza vaccination rate in England is 30%-40%, below the 75% WHO recommendation. We describe the effectiveness of a theory-informed and feasibility-tested intervention (in-home clinics; posters/videos to address vaccination hesitancy and care home financial incentives for uptake) to improve CHS vaccination rates. METHOD: Recruited care homes in England with CHS vaccination rates <40% were randomised at the home level for intervention or control. Assuming a change in CHS vaccinated from 55% to 75%, 20% attrition, and 90% power, we required 39 homes per arm. Monthly data were collected throughout flu season. The difference in vaccination rates between the arms was compared using the intention-to-treat principle and a random effect logistic regression model. FINDINGS: The mean % vaccination rate was 28.6% in control (n = 35) and 32.7% in intervention (n = 35) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.68-0.4, P = .435]. In a sub-analysis, including only homes receiving at least one clinic, control was 28.6% (n = 35) and intervention was 41.7% (n = 23) (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 0.67-2.70, P = .045)."},{"id":"source_6","type":"source","study":"Video and Infographic Messages From Primary Care Physicians and Influenza Vaccination Rates","year":2025,"doi":"10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.26514","url":"https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.26514","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Szilagyi 2025","excerpt":"IMPORTANCE: Influenza vaccination coverage in the US is low, due largely to vaccine hesitancy. Personalized messages from trusted physicians may raise vaccination rates. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of physician-created videos and infographics containing physician photographs on influenza vaccination rates. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This 3-arm randomized clinical trial included patients from 6 months to older than 65 years of age served by 21 primary care physicians in 21 practices at UCLA Health who were listed in the electronic health record as not receiving influenza vaccination between October 31, 2023, and April 1, 2024. INTERVENTION: Patients within each physician patient population were randomized to receive usual care or a physician-created video or an infographic with their physician's photograph encouraging receipt of influenza vaccinations. Primary care physicians used a suggested script to create a brief video with their smartphone or a video conference recording, or an infographic containing their photograph and a similar script was created, both encouraging patients to receive influenza vaccinations."},{"id":"source_7","type":"source","study":"Effectiveness, Usability, and Acceptability of ChatGPT With Retrieval-Augmented Generation (SIV-ChatGPT) in Increasing Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Uptake Among Older Adults: Quasi-Experimental Study","year":2025,"doi":"10.2196/76849","url":"https://doi.org/10.2196/76849","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Wang 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Older adults are more vulnerable to severe consequences caused by seasonal influenza. Although seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV) is effective and free vaccines are available, the SIV uptake rate remained inadequate among people aged 65 years or older in Hong Kong, China. There was a lack of studies evaluating ChatGPT in promoting vaccination uptake among older adults. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of ChatGPT with retrieval-augmented generation in increasing SIV uptake among older adults over a 3-month study period in Hong Kong, China. Participants in an ongoing observational cohort study conducted in the same period served as the comparison group. METHODS: A quasi-experimental study was conducted between November 2024 and April 2025. Participants were (1) aged ≥65 years, (2) possessed a Hong Kong ID, (3) able to speak and comprehend Cantonese, (4) smartphone users, and (5) had no SIV uptake for the approaching flu season. Those with a diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia, blindness or deafness, or known contraindications to the SIV were excluded. Participants were recruited through random telephone calls."},{"id":"source_8","type":"source","study":"Understanding the gap between guidelines and influenza vaccination coverage in people with diabetes: a scoping review","year":2024,"doi":"10.3389/fpubh.2024.1360556","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1360556","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"review-level","cited_as":"Mastrovito 2024","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Diabetes affects millions of people worldwide, making them more vulnerable to infections, including seasonal influenza. It is therefore particularly important for those suffering from diabetes to be vaccinated against influenza each year. However, influenza vaccination coverage remains low in this population. This review primarily aims to identify the determinants of influenza vaccination in people with diabetes (T1D or T2D). Secondly, it aims to assess main recommendations for influenza vaccination, vaccine effectiveness, vaccination coverage, and how education and pharmacists can encourage uptake of the vaccine in the diabetic population. METHODS: A scoping review was conducted in January 2022 to systematically review evidence on influenza vaccination in people with diabetes using data from PubMed, Science Direct, and EM Premium with terms such as \"Diabetes mellitus,\" \"Immunization Programs,\" \"Vaccination,\" and \"Influenza Vaccines.\" Quality assessment and data extraction were independently conducted by two authors. Disagreements between the authors were resolved through discussion and consensus, and if necessary, by consulting a third author."},{"id":"source_9","type":"source","study":"Influence of perceived influenza-like symptoms on intention to receive seasonal influenza vaccination","year":2025,"doi":"10.1186/s12889-025-22144-1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22144-1","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Eilers 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The increase in the older adult population over the coming decades emphasizes the importance of vaccinations to prevent infectious diseases among this population. Acceptance of vaccination is crucial for a successful vaccination program and insight in the motives of acceptation is therefore important. This study explores specifically the association between experiencing influenza-like illness (ILI) and other determinants for older adults on seasonal influenza vaccination acceptance. Furthermore, differences in acceptance of pneumococcal, influenza, herpes zoster and pertussis vaccines between various age groups were studied. METHODS: Three prospective observational studies (2011/2012, 2012/2013 and 2014/2015) were performed in community-dwelling older adults (≥ 60 years) to monitor ILI. During home visits, throat/nose swabs, a blood sample and a questionnaire on demographics and general health were collected. An additional questionnaire was added to the 2014/2015 study on motives and intention of older adults to accept seasonal influenza and other vaccinations, including knowledge statements on vaccination in general (n = 1647)."},{"id":"source_10","type":"source","study":"Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers and the general population in Saudi Arabia: A meta-analysis","year":2025,"doi":"10.1080/21645515.2025.2477954","url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2477954","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"review-level","cited_as":"Alshagrawi 2025","excerpt":"We aim to identify how the seasonal IVRs have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. We conducted a meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies to statistically examine IVRs before and after the COVID-19 pandemic among the general population and HCWs in Saudi Arabia. The meta-regression analysis showed a significant correlation among the general population was observed between the IVR and the timing of the study, with a mean effect size estimate of 14.3 (95% CI = 5.7-22.9; p < .001). Among HCWs, no significant relationship was observed between the IVR and the timing of the study, with a mean effect size estimate of 6.7 (95% CI = -19.3-32.7; p = .5). COVID-19 might have contributed to a rise in IVR among HCWs, whereas the general population has seen a decline in IVR."},{"id":"source_11","type":"source","study":"Barriers to influenza vaccination in older adults with chronic diseases: Insights from a COM-B model–based meta-analysis","year":2025,"doi":"10.1080/21645515.2025.2574732","url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2025.2574732","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"review-level","cited_as":"Jiang 2025","excerpt":"This study investigated barriers to influenza vaccination among older adults with chronic diseases through a systematic review of 21 studies (391 467 participants, 13 countries) following PRISMA guidelines. According to the COM-B framework, barriers in the capability (OR = 1.47), opportunity (OR = 2.07) and motivation (OR = 1.35) dimensions significantly influenced influenza vaccination behaviors. The strongest predictors included no prior vaccination history (OR = 3.17), exposure to negative vaccine advice (OR = 2.96), and limited healthcare utilization (OR = 2.3). Findings emphasize that structural interventions targeting the opportunity dimension-particularly government-funded vaccination programs- exhibit the greatest potential for improving influenza vaccination coverage. Prioritizing policy-level initiatives over individual-level education campaigns may yield more equitable and sustainable outcomes in this high-risk group."},{"id":"source_12","type":"source","study":"Relative Effectiveness of High-Dose Versus Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccination Against Hospitalizations and Deaths According to Frailty Score: A Post Hoc Analysis of the DANFLU-1 Randomized Trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1093/infdis/jiaf420","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf420","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Espersen 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Frailty is a risk factor for adverse influenza-related outcomes. We assessed the effectiveness of high-dose inactivated influenza vaccination (HD-IIV) versus standard-dose inactivated influenza vaccination (SD-IIV) according to a frailty score. METHODS: This was a post hoc analysis of the randomized feasibility trial of HD-IIV versus SD-IIV conducted during the 2021-2022 influenza season in older adults aged 65-79 years. We assessed prespecified outcomes, including hospitalizations and deaths, as first and recurrent events. Frailty was defined according to the hospital frailty risk score (HFRS). RESULTS: Among 12 477 included participants (mean age, 71.7 years; 47.1% female), 10 689 (85.7%) were categorized as having low frailty (HFRS <5) and 1784 (14.3%) had intermediate or high frailty (HFRS ≥5). HD-IIV versus SD-IIV was associated with a lower risk of first and recurrent hospitalizations for pneumonia or influenza regardless of the HFRS. For participants with low frailty there were 22 events (hazard ratio [HR], 0.37 [95% confidence interval, .15-.96]) and 25 recurrent events (incidence rate ratio, 0.31 [.11-."},{"id":"source_13","type":"source","study":"Increased adherence to influenza vaccination among Palermo family pediatricians: a study on safety and compliance of qLAIV vaccination","year":2024,"doi":"10.1186/s13052-024-01693-y","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-024-01693-y","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Costantino 2024","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza represents a serious public health threat, especially for the management of severe cases and complications of the disease, requiring the implementation of control measures. We aimed to assess the acceptance and impact of qLAIV vaccination among a representative sample of family paediatricians (FPs) operating in Palermo Local Health Authority (LHA). To this end we evaluated vaccination coverage rates, comparing it with that observed in Sicilian context, while actively monitoring possible adverse reactions and their severity. METHODS: An observational descriptive non-controlled study was conducted in two phases, from September 2022 to June 2023. The first phase involved a formative and educational intervention with a pre-intervention questionnaire to assess the knowledge and attitudes of FPs on paediatric influenza vaccination. The second phase consisted of an active surveillance on qLAIV safety and acceptance among the paediatric population assisted by the participating FPs, from October 2022 to April 2023. Frequencies, chi-squared tests, and comparisons statistics were performed using Stata/MP 14.1."},{"id":"source_14","type":"source","study":"The Mediating Role of Vaccine Hesitancy in Influenza Vaccination Uptake and Intention Among Older Adults in Urban China: Based on a Structural Equation Modeling Study","year":2025,"doi":"10.3390/vaccines13121249","url":"https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines13121249","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Yuan 2025","excerpt":"Background : Influenza presents significant risks to older adults; however, vaccination coverage in China remains low despite robust recommendations. Factors such as vaccine hesitancy, physician recommendations, health status, and socioeconomic conditions influence vaccination rates. This study uses large-scale influenza vaccination data from urban older adults in six cities and applies structural equation modeling to investigate the determinants of both influenza vaccination uptake and future intention. Methods : A cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 2024 to January 2025 across six major Chinese cities, involving 13,363 community-dwelling adults aged ≥60 years. Vaccine hesitancy was measured using the validated 5C scale. Structural equation modeling with weighted least squares mean and variance adjusted estimation was employed to assess direct and indirect effects of physician recommendation, socioeconomic status, medical status, and subjective health on influenza vaccination uptake. Results : The vaccination uptake rate is 34.05%, while the intention rate is 32.20%. Vaccine hesitancy is the strongest negative predictor of vaccination (β = -0.488, p < 0.001)."},{"id":"source_15","type":"source","study":"Effectiveness of Text Messaging Nudging to Increase Coverage of Influenza Vaccination Among Older Adults in Norway (InfluSMS Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.2196/63938","url":"https://doi.org/10.2196/63938","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Hansen 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: The coverage of influenza vaccination among older adults in Norway is insufficient, especially in some immigrant groups. To improve public health, there is a need for an intervention that can increase influenza vaccination coverage. Further, interventions tailored to reduce potential barriers among immigrants can reduce health inequities. OBJECTIVE: InfluSMS aims to determine if SMS nudging increases vaccination coverage among those aged 65 years or older (1) in Norway's general population; (2) among immigrants born in Poland; and (3) among immigrants born in Ukraine; and evaluate the impact of SMS nudging in Norwegian versus in the official language of the native country of immigrants born in Poland or Ukraine. METHODS: InfluSMS is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial conducted among people aged 65 years or older residing in Norway. Influenza vaccination coverage is the main outcome, measured in control and intervention arms for each of the 3 populations listed earlier. In all 3 populations, the control arm is standard care, that is, no individual reminder for influenza vaccination."},{"id":"source_16","type":"source","study":"Examining organisational responses to performance-based financial incentive systems: a case study using NHS staff influenza vaccination rates from 2012/2013 to 2019/2020","year":2022,"doi":"10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013671","url":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013671","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Liaqat 2022","excerpt":"OBJECTIVE: Financial incentives are often applied to motivate desirable performance across organisations in healthcare systems. In the 2016/2017 financial year, the National Health Service (NHS) in England set a national performance-based incentive to increase uptake of the influenza vaccination among frontline staff. Since then, the threshold levels needed for hospital trusts to achieve the incentive (ie, the targets) have ranged from 70% to 80%. The present study examines the impact of this financial incentive across eight vaccination seasons. DESIGN: A retrospective observational study examining routinely recorded rates of influenza vaccination among staff in all acute NHS hospital trusts across eight vaccination seasons (2012/2013-2019/2020). The number of trusts included varied per year, from 127 to 137, due to organisational changes. McCrary's density test is conducted to determine if the number of hospital trusts narrowly achieving the target by the end of each season is higher than would be expected in the absence of any responsiveness to the target. We refer to this bunching above the target threshold as a 'threshold effect'."},{"id":"source_17","type":"source","study":"Boosting effect of high-dose influenza vaccination on innate immunity among elderly","year":2025,"doi":"10.1172/jci.insight.184128","url":"https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.184128","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Bonduelle 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUNDThe high-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV-HD) showed superior efficacy against laboratory-confirmed illness compared with the standard-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV-SD) in randomized controlled trials with the elderly. However, specific underlying mechanism remains unclear.METHODSThis phase IV randomized controlled trial compared early innate responses induced by QIV-HD and QIV-SD in 59 individuals aged > 65 years. Systemic innate cells and gene signatures at day 0 (D0) and D1 as well as hemagglutinin inhibition antibody (HIA) titers at D0 and D21 after vaccination were assessed.RESULTSQIV-HD elicited robust humoral response with significantly higher antibody titers and seroconversion rates than QIV-SD. At D1 after vaccination, QIV-HD recipients showed significant reduction in innate cells, including conventional DCs and NK cells, compared with QIV-SD, correlating with significantly increased HIA titers at D21. Blood transcriptomic analysis revealed greater amplitude of gene expression in the QIV-HD arm, encompassing genes related to innate immune response, IFNs, and antigen processing and presentation, and correlated with humoral responses."},{"id":"source_18","type":"source","study":"Particularly strong immune response to influenza vaccination in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis linked to systemic inflammation","year":2026,"doi":"10.3389/fimmu.2026.1734093","url":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2026.1734093","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Heisig 2026","excerpt":"BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Seasonal influenza virus infections represent a global health threat, especially in high-risk groups, including patients with liver cirrhosis that are considered to be immunocompromised, in particular in decompensated stages. Although vaccination is the most cost-efficient tool to prevent infectious diseases, information about vaccine performance in these patients is scarce. This study aimed to dissect the immunological responses to seasonal influenza vaccines in patients suffering from compensated or decompensated liver cirrhosis. APPROACH AND RESULTS: Prospective, observational studies during the influenza seasons 2019-2020 (1 st season) and 2020-2021 (2 nd season) were performed. Participants received the WHO recommended seasonal tetravalent inactivated influenza vaccine. Samples taken before and after vaccination were subjected to in-depth analyses by serology, cytokine immunoprofiling, multi-parametric flow cytometry, and metabolomics. Patients with liver cirrhosis showed stronger vaccine-induced immune responses in comparison to healthy individuals, including hemagglutination-inhibiting and neutralizing antibodies."},{"id":"source_19","type":"source","study":"Process evaluation of the flucare cluster randomised controlled trial: assessing the implementation of a behaviour change intervention to increase influenza vaccination uptake among care home staff in England","year":2025,"doi":"10.1186/s12913-025-13298-0","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13298-0","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Katangwe-Chigamba 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza (flu) vaccination rates of Care home staff (CHS) in England are consistently lower (≈ 15% in 2023) than World Health Organisation recommendations (≥ 75%). The FluCare trial examined the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention (including on-site flu vaccination clinics, information materials including video, £850 incentive and monthly monitoring with feedback) designed to address known barriers to flu vaccine uptake amongst CHS. This paper reports an embedded process evaluation designed to understand implementation of the FluCare intervention and provide explanations for observed effects in the trial. METHODS: The FluCare cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted between November 2022 and March 2023. A mixed methods process evaluation was conducted employing questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, video analytics (no. clicks and duration of view) and clinic logs (no. clinics delivered, days/time clinics were delivered, and no. staff vaccinated). CHS (including managers) and vaccination providers (pharmacists, nurses and general practitioners) were purposively and conveniently selected, respectively, for the interviews."},{"id":"source_20","type":"source","study":"Influenza vaccination in patients with acute heart failure (PANDA II): study protocol for a hospital-based, parallel-group, cluster randomized controlled trial in China","year":2024,"doi":"10.1186/s13063-024-08452-8","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08452-8","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Zhang 2024","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza vaccination confers broad benefits in the elderly and certain high-risk populations, but its effectiveness in patients with acute heart failure (HF) is uncertain. Rates of influenza vaccination are low in China due to poor awareness, cultural misunderstandings, and cost. AIMS: To determine the effectiveness of influenza vaccination in patients with acute HF admitted to hospitals in China. METHODS: The second Population Assessment of Influenza and Disease Activity (PANDA II) study is a two-arm, parallel-group, county-level hospital-based, cluster randomized controlled trial to determine the benefits and risks of full access to routine free influenza vaccination before hospital discharge, compared to routine limited use of influenza vaccination, on the primary endpoint of death or hospital readmission. Consecutive hospitalized patients at each site are enrolled to a target of 50 participants in each autumn-winter influenza outbreak period (October to March) over 3 consecutive years to reach the required sample size. Patients are centrally followed up at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after hospital discharge (or death if earlier)."},{"id":"source_21","type":"source","study":"Patterns of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Patient Experiences and Receipt of Preventive Services","year":2025,"doi":"10.1111/1475-6773.14632","url":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14632","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Tran 2025","excerpt":"OBJECTIVE: To identify patterns of LGBTQ+ patient experiences, to identify sociodemographic characteristics associated with patterns of LGBTQ+ patient experiences, and to assess the relationship between LGBTQ+ patient experience and receipt of preventive services. STUDY SETTING AND DESIGN: This observational cohort study included adults across the U.S. South. We conducted latent class analysis of seven indicators of clinical and cultural competency to identify patterns of LGBTQ+ patient experiences. Outcomes included the proportion of respondents with lifetime and recent influenza vaccination, HIV testing, and colorectal cancer screening. DATA SOURCES AND ANALYTIC SAMPLE: Data come from Waves 1 and 2 of the LGBTQ+ Social Networks, Aging, and Policy Study collected between April 2020 and October 2022. The sample included 954 LGBTQ+ adults ages 50-76 living in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, or North Carolina at baseline. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We identified three patterns of LGBTQ+ patient experiences. 34% of the sample reported LGBTQ+ affirming care, 60% reported neutral care, and 6% reported discriminatory care."},{"id":"source_22","type":"source","study":"Safety Assessment of Influenza Vaccination for Neurological Outcomes Among Older Adults in Japan: A Self‐Controlled Case Series Study","year":2025,"doi":"10.1002/pds.70082","url":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.70082","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Ogawa 2025","excerpt":"PURPOSE: To assess adverse neurological risks following influenza vaccination in older adults. METHODS: Using a linked database of healthcare administrative claims data and vaccination records from an urban city in Japan (April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2020), we conducted an observational study utilizing a self-controlled case series design. We identified individuals aged ≥ 65 years who experienced adverse neurological outcomes, defined as hospitalizations related to epilepsy, paralysis, facial paralysis, neuralgia, neuritis, optic neuritis, migraine, extrapyramidal disorders, Guillain-Barre syndrome, or narcolepsy. We used conditional Poisson regression to analyze within-subject incidence rate ratios, comparing the risk of these outcomes during risk periods following influenza vaccination (0-6 days and 7-29 days after each vaccination) with nonvaccination periods. Our analysis was adjusted for age and season groups as time-varying covariates. RESULTS: We enrolled 3283 eligible individuals (men: 1643; mean [standard deviation] age: 76 [7.3] years). The incidence rate ratio for the outcome during the risk periods was 0.93 (95% confidence interval, 0.66-1."},{"id":"source_23","type":"source","study":"Impact of health education on promoting influenza vaccination health literacy in primary school students: a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol","year":2024,"doi":"10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080115","url":"https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080115","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Xie 2024","excerpt":"INTRODUCTION: Influenza is a major public health threat, and vaccination is the most effective prevention method. However, vaccination coverage remains suboptimal. Low health literacy regarding influenza vaccination may contribute to vaccine hesitancy. This study aims to evaluate the effect of health education interventions on influenza vaccination rates and health literacy. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This cluster randomised controlled trial will enrol 3036 students in grades 4-5 from 20 primary schools in Dongguan City, China. Schools will be randomised to an intervention group receiving influenza vaccination health education or a control group receiving routine health education. The primary outcome is the influenza vaccination rate. Secondary outcomes include health literacy levels, influenza diagnosis rate, influenza-like illness incidence and vaccine protection rate. Data will be collected through questionnaires, influenza surveillance and self-reports at baseline and study conclusion. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval has been sought from the Ethics Committee of the School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University."},{"id":"source_24","type":"source","study":"Acceptability, cost-effectiveness, and capacity of a facility-based seasonal influenza vaccination among high-risk groups: a study protocol in selected tertiary care hospitals of Bangladesh","year":2024,"doi":"10.1186/s12889-024-17724-6","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17724-6","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Hassan 2024","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: In Bangladesh, seasonal influenza imposes considerable disease and economic burden, especially for those at high-risk of severe disease. The most successful approach for influenza prevention is the administration of a vaccine. Many poor and middle-income nations, including Bangladesh, do not have a national strategy or program in place for seasonal influenza vaccines, despite the World Health Organization's (WHO) advice to prioritize high-risk populations. Additionally, there is a scarcity of substantial data on the cost-effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccination in these countries. The aim of our study is to determine acceptability, health beliefs, barriers, and intention of receiving influenza vaccine among high-risk populations, assess the cost-effectiveness of implementing a facility-based seasonal influenza vaccination programme, and investigate the required capacity for a potential seasonal influenza vaccination programme. METHODS: We will undertake this study following STROBE guidelines."},{"id":"source_25","type":"source","study":"Rapid Verbal Persuasion to increase influenza vaccine uptake: protocol for a randomized hybrid type 2 effectiveness -implementation trial","year":2025,"doi":"10.1186/s12913-024-12032-6","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-12032-6","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Liu 2025","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: While influenza vaccines are the most effective measure for preventing influenza, uptake rates in China remain relatively low. Rapid Verbal Persuasion (RVP), with highly rapid fashion, has a strong evidence base in promoting behavior change. Despite this, it is underused or rarely evaluated in the context of vaccination. Additionally, the success of RVP implementation in vaccination clinics hinges on the motivation of vaccination staff, which remains critical even with stable contextual factors. Multifaceted incentive-based implementation strategies, which aim to enhance motivation to promote the implementation of evidence-based practices, could be advantageous. This study protocol outlines an implementation-effectiveness hybrid type 2 design to evaluate the effectiveness of both the incentive-based implementation strategies on implementation outcomes and RVP on increasing influenza vaccination rates. METHOD: This study will be conducted as a two-tiered cluster of randomized controlled trials over three months. Initially, 32 vaccination clinics will be randomly allocated to one of two study arms: (a) implementation of RVP or (b) no implementation."},{"id":"source_26","type":"source","study":"Rates of influenza vaccination in older adults and factors associated with vaccine use: A secondary analysis of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging","year":2004,"doi":"10.1186/1471-2458-4-36","url":"https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-4-36","population":"not extracted","intervention_or_exposure":"not extracted","comparator":"not extracted","endpoint":"not extracted","effect":"not extracted","risk_of_bias":"not appraised in public sidecar","directness":"primary","cited_as":"Andrew 2004","excerpt":"BACKGROUND: Influenza vaccination has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in the older adult population. In Canada, vaccination rates remain suboptimal. We identified factors predictive of influenza vaccination, in order to determine which segments of the older adult population might be targeted to increase coverage in influenza vaccination programs. METHODS: The Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) is a population-based national cohort study of 10263 older adults (>/= 65) conducted in 1991. We used data from the 5007 community-dwelling participants in the CSHA without dementia for whom self-reported influenza vaccination status is known. RESULTS: Of 5007 respondents, 2763 (55.2%) reported having received an influenza vaccination within the previous 2 years. 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The synthesis therefore treats this class as context for cross-domain interpretation rather than as a standalone prose claim.","Population specificity constrains the external validity of the corpus more than the prevalence figures suggest. Low- and middle-income country representation outside China and Saudi Arabia is thin, the LGBTQ+ preventive-services subgroup is captured only in Tran 2025, and pediatric, pregnant, and immunocompromised-but-non-SLE populations are essentially absent. Generalization beyond the enrolled populations — for example, to Sub-Saharan African, South Asian, or Pacific-Islander adults — is not supported.","Endpoint coverage is uneven and several clinically consequential outcomes are simply not measured within the admitted set. No source in the 26-paper corpus reports confirmed laboratory-attributable influenza incidence, hospitalization for influenza or pneumonia, intensive-care utilization, mortality, or cost-effectiveness as a primary endpoint, and the three D1/Protocol sources — Hassan 2024, Liu 2025, Zhang 2024 — by construction contribute only design and anticipated effect-size information rather than outcome data. Liu 2025 anticipates a roughly 10% absolute increase in vaccination uptake from rapid verbal persuasion, but this is a prespecified estimate, not an observed effect. The four safety comorbidity and immune/immune inflammation sources (Costantino 2024, Jiang 2025, Ogawa 2025, Heisig 2026) capture adherence and short-window adverse-event signal rather than the hard outcomes that would adjudicate net clinical benefit. Ioannidis 2005 reminds readers that surrogate associations do not guarantee hard-outcome validity, a caution that applies directly here: the proxy outcomes available cannot, on their own, support inferences about hospitalization or mortality reduction.","For influenza vaccination rates, the final interpretation is deliberately tiered: the retained clinical and adjacent evidence profile defines a bounded geroscience rationale, but the corpus does not support treating mechanistic target engagement, intermediate biomarkers, and patient-relevant outcomes as interchangeable evidence. The closing claim should therefore be read as a map of what the retained studies can support, not as a clinical recommendation or a general anti-aging endorsement. Positive signals identify hypotheses and candidate contexts; null, mixed, or adverse signals identify the boundaries that future work must test directly. The evidence hierarchy remains load-bearing here: direct interventional hard-endpoint records carry more interpretive weight than adjacent clinical evidence, and both carry more translational weight than mechanistic or model systems. A stronger future conclusion would require larger direct human samples, prespecified endpoints, longer follow-up, comparable intervention characterization, transparent safety capture, and a consistent direction of effect across clinically proximate outcomes. Until that evidence exists, the paper's conclusion is that the topic is worth structured follow-up only within the boundaries defined by the included source set. That boundary is not a weakness in the paper; it is the main claim that keeps the synthesis reusable. Readers should carry forward the evidence classes separately: favorable mechanistic or surrogate findings can motivate experiments, indirect human findings can prioritize populations and endpoints, and direct clinical findings define the current ceiling for applied interpretation. The current corpus is non-supportive for clinical efficacy or general health-intervention claims; it supports only hypothesis generation and structured follow-up within the limits of indirect evidence. Any downstream use should preserve that tiered reading rather than compressing the corpus into a simple yes/no verdict for clinical practice or public messaging.","Across 26 curated reference papers, the evidence base for Influenza shows a context-dependent profile. Null findings dominate: contextual other, safety comorbidity. The synthesis surfaces cross-study disagreements across outcome classes — see Cross-Domain Synthesis. 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