Fluzone high-dose
Fluzone high-dose has been studied in 1 paper since 2025: 1 trial in people. The newest paper, Oct 30, 2025: “Comparative analysis of cellular immune responses to four seasonal inactivated influenza vaccines in younger and older adults”.
1 paper studies it3 findingsUpdated
“FHD, which contains 4 times more antigen content than the other vaccines, elicited superior cellular responses compared to FAD in older participants.”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others
- Human trial1
Studies in people
1 study gave fluzone high-dose to people and measured what changed.
up: Increases antibody-secreting cells
up: Improves immune response
Trial52 peopleThe majority of individuals were female (older adults: ∼65% female, younger adults: ∼85% female), with FCEL having the highest overall percentage at 92%aged 25 to 8590 d
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), Oct 30, 2025
What did studies of Fluzone high-dose find?
3Studies of Fluzone high-dose measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are immune response (1 study), antibody-secreting cells (1) and immune response (1).
Immune response
upin humans1
1 study
Immune response
upin humans1
Fluzone high-dose improves immune response in elderly participants, compared to FAD.
“In elderly participants, the FHD vaccine induced a greater magnitude of H1 AIM+ T cells (D7) than those vaccinated with FAD (P = 0.01).”
Human trialin elderly participants, compared to FAD90 d
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
Antibody-secreting cells
upin humans1
1 study
Antibody-secreting cells
upin humans1
Fluzone high-dose increases antibody-secreting cells in humans (compared to FAD).
“Simultaneously, there was an increase in ASCs in participants vaccinated with FHD (P = 0.04) 7 d after vaccination, which had a higher peak in ASCs compared to FAD-vaccinated participants (P = 0.02).”
Human trialcompared to FAD90 d
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)
Immune response
upin humans1
1 study
Immune response
upin humans1
Fluzone high-dose improves immune response in humans.
“FHD, which contains 4 times more antigen content than the other vaccines, elicited superior cellular responses compared to FAD in older participants.”
Human trial
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)