Severe influenza cases

RecordSTO-01M2KJ7XCG-3Y4BJ2059J-BJMGGG

up to5 million
estimate

Global · 2026

Severe influenza cases were up to 5 million in 2026 (GSK).

Original source

Severe influenza cases: every country and year, and how it is measured

Publisher
GSK
Authority tier
T3 Research
Locator
About seasonal flu
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Seasonal influenza causes around one billion cases globally each year, including up to 5 million cases of severe illness and up to 650,000 respiratory deaths.

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APA

GSK. (2026). GSK to advance mRNA seasonal flu vaccine candidate to phase III following positive phase II data. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/gsk-to-advance-mrna-seasonal-flu-vaccine-candidate-to-phase-iii-following-positive-phase-ii-data/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCG3Y4BJ2059JBJMGGG

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MLA
GSK. "GSK to advance mRNA seasonal flu vaccine candidate to phase III following positive phase II data." 2026, https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/gsk-to-advance-mrna-seasonal-flu-vaccine-candidate-to-phase-iii-following-positive-phase-ii-data/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCG3Y4BJ2059JBJMGGG.
Chicago
GSK. "GSK to advance mRNA seasonal flu vaccine candidate to phase III following positive phase II data." 2026. https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/gsk-to-advance-mrna-seasonal-flu-vaccine-candidate-to-phase-iii-following-positive-phase-ii-data/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCG3Y4BJ2059JBJMGGG.
BibTeX
@misc{gsk2026severebjmggg, author = {{GSK}}, title = {GSK to advance mRNA seasonal flu vaccine candidate to phase III following positive phase II data}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCG3Y4BJ2059JBJMGGG}, note = {Original source: https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/gsk-to-advance-mrna-seasonal-flu-vaccine-candidate-to-phase-iii-following-positive-phase-ii-data/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Record: STO-01M2KJ7XCG-3Y4BJ2059J-BJMGGG T3 Research

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Publisher
GSK · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 3 · Research and companies
Report
GSK to advance mRNA seasonal flu vaccine candidate to phase III following positive phase II data
Type
Press release
Published
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Locator
About seasonal flu
Retrieved
15 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
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Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
15 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
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