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Funding source: Grant support from Sanofi Pasteur (G. Gnanasekaran, H.E. Davidson, S. Gravenstein); no funding (R. Biedenbender).
Conflict of interest: No disclosures (G. Gnanasekaran, R. Biedenbender); grant support from Sanofi Pasteur (H.E. Davidson); consultant or speakers bureau for Merck, Novartis, Novavax, Pfizer, Sanofi Pasteur in the last year. Grant support from Sanofi Pasteur (S. Gravenstein).
