Background Influenza vaccine hesitancy is a significant threat to global efforts to reduce the
burden of seasonal and pandemic influenza. Potential barriers of influenza vaccination need …

Background Respiratory infections among older adults in long-term care facilities (LTCFs)
are a major global concern, yet a rigorous systematic synthesis of the literature on the …

Abstract Problem/Condition: Adults are at risk for illness, hospitalization, disability and, in
some cases, death from vaccine-preventable diseases, particularly influenza and …

Abstract Problem/Condition: Overall, the prevalence of illness attributable to vaccine-
preventable diseases is greater among adults than among children. Adults are …

PURPOSE Health literacy is associated with a range of poor health-related outcomes.
Evidence that health literacy contributes to disparities in health is minimal and based on …

Abstract Problem/Condition: Malaria in humans is caused by intraerythrocytic protozoa of the
genus Plasmodium. These parasites are transmitted by the bite of an infective female …

Background Older adults from minority ethnic backgrounds are at increased risk of
contracting COVID-19 and developing severe infection and have increased risk of mortality …

Immunizations are crucial to the prevention of disease, thus, having an accurate measure of
vaccination status for a population is an important guide in targeting prevention efforts. In …

Introduction Reducing racial/ethnic disparities in immunization rates is a compelling public
health goal. Disparities in childhood vaccination rates have not been observed in recent …

Abstract Problem/Condition: Substantial improvement in annual influenza vaccination of
recommended groups is needed to reduce the health effects of influenza and reach Healthy …