Seasonal influenza vaccination rates remain low, and contribute to preventable influenza
cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the US. While numerous interventions have been …

Background Older adults are at high risk for influenza-related complications including
worsening frailty and function. We surveyed older Canadians to explore the impact of …

Identification and quantification of health inequities amongst specific social groups is a pre-
requisite for designing targeted healthcare interventions. This study investigated the …

Abstract Background Health-care workers (HCWs) are at a higher occupational risk of
contracting and transmitting influenza. Annual vaccination is an essential tool to prevent …

Background Missed opportunities constitute a main driver of suboptimal seasonal influenza
vaccination (SIV) coverage in older adults. Vaccine co-administration is a way to reduce …

Background Although more than half of older adults receive the annual influenza vaccine
(flu shot), only about one-third have ever been vaccinated for shingles. With this in mind, our …

Vaccine acceptance seems to be lower in poor people. The determinants of the lower
vaccine coverage in poor people are not established. Therefore, we aimed to explore the …

BACKGROUND: The health and economic benefits of the annual influenza vaccine are well
documented, yet vaccination rates in the United States missed the Healthy People 2020 …

We study a population-based influenza vaccination program in the Netherlands, and the
spillovers it has within families. Individuals aged 65 years and over qualify for the program …

Background Adult vaccination rates in the United States are well below recommendations
with disparities in race, ethnicity, and education level resulting in even lower rates for these …