Background: Despite long standing recommendations of pneumococcal and influenza
vaccination for adults age 65 years and older and wide-spread availability to vaccination …

Purpose Influenza vaccination rates among healthcare providers (HCPs) in long-term care
facilities (LTCFs) are commonly below the Healthy People 2020 goal of 90%. This study was …

ContextSubstantial racial disparities exist in use of some health services. Whether managed
care could reduce racial disparities in the use of preventive services is not known …

BACKGROUND: Influenza and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination (PPV) rates
among persons aged≥ 65 years are significantly below national objectives of 90 …

Influenza severity increases and vaccine effectiveness decreases with age. High-dose
influenza vaccine (HD) with quadruple the antigen of standard-dose (SD) vaccine is more …

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is the third most frequent cause of hospitalization among
Medicare beneficiaries in Washington State. While a vaccine against pneumococcal disease …

Methods We used data collected by the REACH US Risk Factor Survey 2009–2012 in New
York City and California. We analyzed data on 14,139 adults aged 50 or older who were …

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 …

Objective. To assess the response of long-term care facilities (LTCFs) to the 2004-2005
influenza vaccine shortage and the impact on resident and healthcare worker (HCW) …

Objective. To explore three potential causes of racial/ethnic differences in influenza
vaccination rates in the elderly:(1) resistant attitudes and beliefs regarding vaccination by …