Need to Study the Health Impact and Economics of Adult Vaccination with India in Focus [PDF]
Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2022 Vaccination is undoubtedly the most effective and economical way of dealing with the diseases which can affect masses. Pediatric immunization against vaccine preventable disease (VPD) is being supported by most of the international health agencies ...
Dharamjeet S Faujdar +3 more
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Adult Vaccination in the United Arab Emirates—A Physicians' Knowledge and Knowledge Sources Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundA lack of knowledge on adult vaccination has been documented among physicians. They play a critical role in promoting adult vaccines. This study aimed to review the status of adult vaccination in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and evaluate ...
Hiba J. Barqawi +3 more
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Preferences of general practitioners for delivering adult vaccination: A discrete choice experiment [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023 Preventive health workers rather than general practitioners (GPs) are the principal providers of vaccines in China, which may be a determinant of the unmet demand for vaccination, especially for adults, in recent years. GPs’ preferences had a significant
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Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and barriers of healthcare professionals and adults ≥ 65 years about vaccine-preventable diseases in Spain: the ADult Vaccination drIverS and barriErs (ADVISE) study [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022 Since 2018, Spanish National Immunization Guidelines include vaccination recommendations for adults ≥65 years. To determine whether health-care professionals and the ≥65 years target group value the need for these recommendations, a cross-sectional study
Esther Redondo Margüello +4 more
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Adult pneumococcal vaccination – new opportunities
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2023 Pneumococcal infections (Streptococcus pneumoniae) remain a significant epidemiological problem globally. Although an invasive pneumo-coccal disease (IPD), which includes meningitis, sepsis and pneumonia with bacteremia, is the most severe form of ...
ERNEST KUCHAR +13 more
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Adult vaccination in India: status and the way forward [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020 In the last two decades, the childhood vaccination coverage in most low and middle-income countries including India has increased. Additional vaccines are being offered through national immunization programs as well as through private sector and the ...
Chandrakant Lahariya, Pankaj Bhardwaj
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Exploring Perceptions and Practices Regarding Adult Vaccination against Seasonal Influenza, Tetanus, Pneumococcal Disease, Herpes Zoster and COVID-19: A Mixed-Methods Study in Greece [PDF]
VaccinesWe aimed to document vaccination coverage for five vaccines, predictors of each vaccine’s uptake and attitudes regarding adult vaccination. Adults visiting four pharmacies were randomly invited to participate during summer 2022.
Iordanis Avramidis +6 more
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Developing Adult Vaccination Ecosystem in India: Current Perspective and the Way Forward [PDF]
Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2021 Introduction: A high burden of vaccine-preventable diseases, increasing elderly population, immunosenescence, and emerging drug resistance emphasize the need for robust adult immunization in India.
Canna Jagdish Ghia +1 more
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Adult vaccination coverage in the United States: A database analysis and literature review of improvement strategies [PDF]
Human Vaccines & ImmunotherapeuticsDespite vaccines being instrumental in reducing vaccine-preventable disease, adult vaccination rates in the United States (US) are below optimal levels.
Amanda L. Eiden +7 more
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Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2018 Low adult vaccination coverage in Indonesia may contribute to a recent outbreak of diphtheria in Indonesia. Although well known as a pediatric vaccine, diphtheria vaccination should be administered as booster to adolescence and adults for longer ...
Iris Rengganis
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