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 …

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 …

Modern emergency management frameworks include recognition of the need to plan for the
needs of the most vulnerable or at-risk people in a community [1-3]. However, identification …

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 …

OBJECTIVES. Few studies have examined the characteristics and clinical course of children
hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza. We sought to (1) estimate the age-specific …

OBJECTIVE: To assess influenza vaccination coverage among recommended adult
populations in the United States. METHODS: Data from the 1989 to 2005 National Health …

Black adults are significantly less likely to be immunized for seasonal influenza when
compared to Whites. This persistent disparity contributes to increased influenza-related …

BACKGROUND: Knowledge and beliefs about influenza vaccine that differ across racial or
ethnic groups may promote racial or ethnic disparities in vaccination. OBJECTIVE: To …

Introduction Influenza is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among adults. The most
effective strategy for preventing influenza is annual vaccination. However, vaccination …

Background Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged≥ 6 months.
The objective of this study was to assess trends in racial/ethnic disparities in influenza …