The influenza landscape and vaccination coverage in older adults during the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic: data from Several European Countries and Israel.

Introduction: The Raise Awareness of Influenza Strategies in Europe (RAISE) group gathered information about the healthcare burden of influenza (hospitalizations, intensive care unit [ICU] admissions, and excess deaths), surveillance systems, and the vaccine coverage rate (VCR) in older adults in 18 European countries and Israel.

Areas Covered: Published medical literature and official medical documentation on the influenza disease burden in the participating countries were reviewed from 2010/11 until the 2022/23 influenza seasons. Information on the framework for monitoring the disease burden and the provision for ensuring older adults had access to vaccination in their respective countries was provided.

Health outcome priorities in older patients with head and neck cancer.

Objectives: Older patients with head and neck cancer often have comorbidity, have reduced life-expectancy and await intensive treatment. For the decision-making process, knowledge of a patient's health outcome prioritization is of paramount importance. We aim to study the health outcome priorities of older patients with head and neck cancer, and to evaluate whether general health, markers of physical, cognitive, and social functioning, and quality of life are associated with health outcome prioritization.

[Influenza vaccination: the Netherlands Health Council missed opportunities].

Older adults may suffer from severe sequelae of influenza, including not only respiratory but also cardiovascular complications. Innovative influenza vaccines, such as a high-dose vaccine, offer improved protection for the elderly population. Evidence for the enhanced effectiveness and potential cost savings of these vaccines stems from clinical trials and large observational studies, and several countries already recommend their use.

Identifying adults with acute rhinosinusitis in primary care that benefit most from antibiotics: protocol of an individual patient data meta-analysis using multivariable risk prediction modelling.

Introduction: Acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) is a prime reason for doctor visits and among the conditions with highest antibiotic overprescribing rates in adults. To reduce inappropriate prescribing, we aim to predict the absolute benefit of antibiotic treatment for individual adult patients with ARS by applying multivariable risk prediction methods to individual patient data (IPD) of multiple randomised placebo-controlled trials.

Methods And Analysis: This is an update and re-analysis of a 2008 IPD meta-analysis on antibiotics for adults with clinically diagnosed ARS.

Vaccination of healthcare personnel in Europe: Update to current policies.

We investigated and compared current national vaccination policies for health-care personnel (HCP) in Europe with results from our previous survey. Data from 36 European countries were collected using the same methodology as in 2011. National policies for HCP immunization were in place in all countries.