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Increasing influenza vaccination rates in solid organ transplant recipients in an outpatient transplant centre

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2020
Although influenza can lead to significant morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant recipients, its vaccination rate among solid organ transplant recipients remains low.
Yan Ting Yeo, Jielin Song, Eleanor Gek Theng Ng, Nuraini Lee Binte Ismail Lee, Terence Yi Shern Kee, Chee Kiat Tan, Petrina Yuen Wai Fan, Puay Hoon Lee   +7 more
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Influenza vaccination coverage and factors associated with severe laboratory-confirmed influenza-related illness in patients receiving care at a tertiary hospital in Catalonia (Spain) during the 2018-2019 epidemic season.

PLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionInfluenza vaccination rates in risk groups remain suboptimal. Evidence supporting a significant association between influenza vaccination and severe illness is limited.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the epidemiological characteristics of ...
Guillermo Mena, Irma Casas, Cristina Casañ, Mario Auñón, Lurdes Matas, Josep-Maria Mòdol, María Esteve   +6 more
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The intentions to get vaccinated against influenza and actual vaccine uptake among diabetic patients in Ningbo, China: identifying motivators and barriers

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Background: Health authorities recommend influenza vaccination to diabetic patients. Nevertheless, the vaccination coverage of adults was low in China.
Lixia Ye, Ting Fang, Jun Cui, Guanghui Zhu, Rui Ma, Yexiang Sun, Pingping Li, Hui Li, Hongjun Dong, Guozhang Xu   +9 more
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Influenza vaccine: a travelers’ vaccine?

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2008
Seasonal influenza affects 5-15% of the world's population annually and is considered to be the second most frequent vaccine-preventable infection in travelers. Despite increasing travel volume worldwide, guidelines on influenza vaccination for international travel are scarce.
Marti, F, Steffen, Robert, Mütsch, Margot   +2 more
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Adjuvanted influenza vaccines [PDF]

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2012
The search for adjuvants has been stimulated by the need to ensure greater protection against influenza among subjects who show a reduced immune response to conventional influenza vaccines. Aluminum salts have long been used but are not considered satisfactory.
N. Principi, S. Esposito
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Pandemic Influenza Vaccines [PDF]

, 2009
Since their compositions remain uncertain, universal pandemic vaccines are yet to be created. They would aim to protect globally against pandemic influenza viruses that have not yet evolved. Thus they differ from seasonal vaccines to influenza virus, which are updated annually in spring to incorporate the latest circulating viruses, and are then ...
DiMenna, Lauren J., Ertl, Hildegund C. J.   +1 more
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Government livelihood project - free influenza vaccination for the older population in China: the example of Zhejiang Province

Frontiers in Public Health
Influenza vaccination is an effective measure to prevent and control influenza, and countries worldwide consider older people a key recommended population for influenza vaccination.
Xiaoxiao Wang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Wei Jiang, Zhao Yu, Weiping Jiang, Xiaowei Zhu, Zhen Wang, Jimin Sun, Jimin Sun, Hangjie Zhang, Hangjie Zhang   +10 more
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Review of seasonal influenza vaccination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Policies, use and barriers

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2019
Vaccination is the main control measure for influenza and its severe complications. To better understand the influenza vaccination situation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, we conducted an extensive review of literature published between 2006 and ...
Hassan Zaraket, Nada Melhem, Mamunur Malik, Wasiq M. Khan, Ghassan Dbaibo, Abdinasir Abubakar   +5 more
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Factors Influencing Childhood Influenza Vaccination: A Systematic Review

Vaccines
Childhood influenza vaccination coverage remains low in lower/middle-income countries. This systematic review aims to identify influencing factors around childhood influenza vaccination. A systematic literature review was conducted and included empirical
Kaiyi Han, Zhiyuan Hou, Shiyi Tu, Mengyun Liu, Tracey Chantler, Heidi Larson   +5 more
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3258 The Relationship Between the Severity of Influenza-Related Illness and Timing of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in Hospitalized Patients with Influenza

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2019
OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: The overall goal of this project is to determine whether timing of seasonal influenza vaccination affects the severity of illness in vaccinated individuals who are hospitalized with influenza.
Julia Haston, Shikha Garg, Angela Campbell, Jill Ferdinands, Monica Farley, Evan Anderson   +5 more
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