Objective To design a value-based payment model to incentivize pharmacists for increased
administration of influenza, herpes zoster, pertussis-containing, and pneumococcal vaccines …

Background The prevalence of vaccine-preventable diseases in adults remains a significant
public health issue in the United States. The objectives of this demonstration project were to …

Vaccination is one of the most successful and cost-effective public health interventions of all
time. Despite the existence of safe and efficacious vaccines, the burden of vaccine …

BACKGROUND: Although vaccination rates in children exceed 90% in the United States,
adults are vaccinated at far lower rates. In order to address this issue, additional community …

Vaccination coverage among adults remains low in the United States. Understanding the
barriers to provision of adult vaccination is an important step to increasing vaccination …

BACKGROUND: Community pharmacies are a convenient setting for vaccinating adults
against infectious diseases in the United States. Whether the costs paid for vaccination in …

Background Financial concerns are often cited by physicians as a barrier to administering
routinely recommended vaccines to adults. The purpose of this study was to assess …

Abstract Background Most Canadian jurisdictions authorize pharmacists to administer
vaccines, with differences in vaccine and patient age eligibility. Vaccination rates could be …

Methods: We recruited 4 internal medicine, 4 family medicine, 2 pediatric, 2 obstetrics and
gynecology (OBGYN) practices, and 2 community health clinics in North Carolina to …

Background: Pharmacists can involve in immunization delivery as an educator or a
facilitator. Pharmacists as educators actively promote vaccination, while facilitators assist in …