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 …

Background The effectiveness of interventions to increase influenza vaccination uptake in
people aged 60 years and older varies by country and participant characteristics. This …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Racial/ethnic minority populations experience worse health outcomes than do other groups
during and after disasters. Evidence for a differential impact from pandemic influenza …

Objective To assess the acceptability of pre-pandemic influenza vaccination among
healthcare workers in public hospitals in Hong Kong and the effect of escalation in the World …

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

COVID-19 inequities have been well-documented. We evaluated whether higher rates of
severe COVID-19 in racial and ethnic minority groups were driven by higher infection rates …