Objectives Quantify how observable characteristics contribute to influenza vaccination
disparities among White, Black, and Hispanic nursing home (NH) residents. Design …

Background Although influenza vaccination is recommended for all nursing home residents
and is covered by Medicare, racial inequities remain. Objectives To determine the extent of …

Background We sought to determine if racial differences in influenza vaccination among
nursing home (NH) residents during the 2008–2009 influenza season persisted in 2018 …

OBJECTIVES: To increase adult immunizations at inner‐city health centers serving primarily
minority patients. DESIGN: A before–after trial with a concurrent control. SETTING: Five inner …

Background Previous studies have shown influenza vaccine uptake in UK nursing home
residents to be low. Very little information exists regarding the uptake of pneumococcal …

Vaccination is a key deterrent to influenza and its related complications and outcomes,
including hospitalization and death. Using 2006–09 data, we found a small improvement in …

OBJECTIVES: Known disparities in pneumococcal vaccination in the community raise the
question of whether disparities also exist in the nursing home setting, which is better …

Introduction National reports suggest that Hispanic patients may underutilize influenza and
pneumococcal vaccination, although studies sometimes conflict on this point. A clearer …

OBJECTIVES: To examine vaccination in seniors in the five US communities of the Racial
and Ethnic Adult Disparities in Immunization Initiative. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional telephone …

OBJECTIVES: To understand the potential roles of various patient and provider factors in the
underuse of pneumococcal vaccination in Medicare‐eligible older African Americans …