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Missed opportunities for pneumococcal vaccinations in high-risk and older adults in the United States

open access: yesJournal of Infection and Public Health, 2020
Pneumococcal vaccination rates remain sub-optimal in high-risk adult populations. This analysis quantified “missed opportunities,” defined as number of healthcare encounters in unvaccinated patients who are recommended to be vaccinated. The 2015 National
Omotola Olasupo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Missed Opportunities to Vaccinate Older Adults in Primary Care [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 2005
During the 2000 to 2001 influenza season, distribution of influenza vaccine was delayed, and national self-reported vaccination rates declined. The purposes of this study were to characterize missed opportunities for adult vaccinations and assess the impact of the vaccine delay on missed opportunities for influenza vaccination as recorded in medical ...
Mary Patricia, Nowalk   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Contextualising missed opportunities for children’s vaccination: A theory-informed qualitative study in primary care settings in Cape Town, South Africa

open access: yesHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
This study aimed to explore the contextual factors that may be associated with missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) from the perspectives of healthcare providers and caregivers attending primary healthcare facilities in the Cape Town Metro Health ...
Chukwudi A. Nnaji   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vaccination of Oncology Patients: An Effective Tool and an Opportunity Not to Be Missed [PDF]

open access: yesThe Oncologist, 2012
The manuscript by Xu et al., published in this issue of The Oncologist, examining the use of influenza vaccination in cancer patients undergoing active treatment is reviewed.
Camille N, Kotton, Mark C, Poznansky
openaire   +2 more sources

The frequency of missed opportunities for simultaneous vaccination and their impact on vaccination of children in The Gambia

open access: yes, 2023
Background and Objective: The number of zero-dose and under-vaccinated children has passed 20 million following the COVID-19 pandemic. Reducing missed opportunities for vaccination is recommended as a key strategy for increasing coverage because it ...
Cham, Bai,   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Organised and opportunistic prevention in primary health care: estimation of missed opportunities by population based health interview surveys in Hungary

open access: yesBMC Family Practice, 2020
Background Improvement of preventive services for adults can be achieved by opportunistic or organised methods in primary care. The unexploited opportunities of these approaches were estimated by our investigation.
János Sándor   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying Missed Opportunities for the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy Technology, 2017
Background: The recommendation for the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in adults 65 years and older is recent, and the dosing schedule of PCV13 and the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) can be complex in this population. Objective: The authors assessed the rate of PCV13 immunization in patients 65 years of age and older and identified
Lauren, Jindracek, Jennifer E, Stark
openaire   +2 more sources

False Contraindications for Vaccinations Result in Sub-Optimal Vaccination Coverage in Quito, Ecuador: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesVaccines, 2022
Vaccination coverage in Ecuador has decreased since 2013, falling short of the World Health Organization’s vaccination goal. There are several causes for this deficiency in coverage, one of these are lost vaccination opportunities, which are caused when ...
Felipe Andrade-Guerrero   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Euler diagram of missed opportunities for vaccination.

open access: yes, 2019
Euler diagram of missed opportunities for vaccination.
Abdu A. Adamu (6490124)   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Vaccination status of children in Switzerland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Despite being recognized as one of the most effective public health measures, vaccination has become increasingly controversial as more parents and doctors question the effectiveness and purpose of this preventive measure, with heightened emphasis on ...
Lang, Phung
core   +1 more source

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