Acceptability of live attenuated influenza vaccine by vaccine providers in Quebec, Canada

Acceptability of intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine, influenza knowledge and vaccine intent in The Gambia

“…In the latter group, preference for an intranasal vaccine was moderate at 34.9%, with the most commonly stated reasons for preferring an injection relating to familiarity with injections and beliefs of greater effectiveness. Our results show that in those with direct experience of LAIV, the preference for nasal spray was significantly higher, in keeping with studies in high income countries [38] , [39] . Women in the exposure group stated, unprompted, that nasal sprays were easier to give than injections and that they were less painful, suggesting that the LAIV given in NASIMMUNE was viewed favourably.…”

The Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals in an Autonomous Community in Spain towards Paediatric Influenza Vaccination

“…This study found that 91.9% of surveyed professionals thought that influenza vaccination in children aged 6 to 59 months was important or very important, a view shared by doctors and nurses, with a statistically significant difference between them, which is probably not of practical relevance (97.6% vs. 89.6%). Similar results have been described in Quebec, where more than 90% of professionals agreed with influenza vaccination [ 17 ], or in the USA, where 84% of paediatricians shared the opinion of the importance of vaccination [ 18 ]. These data contrast with the results obtained in a study carried out in Australia, which found a lack of awareness of the seriousness of influenza in children [ 19 ].…”

“…Studies comparing the two vaccines are rare, and ours is one of the few to address this issue. In a study conducted in Quebec [17], more than 90% of the professionals considered that the intranasal attenuated vaccine had been well received, both by parents and by themselves, and 57% rated the ease of administration very positively, a figure that was higher in our data (71%).…”

Vaccine hesitancy and self-vaccination behaviors among nurses in southeastern France

“…The French MoH has already decided to authorize community pharmacists to vaccinate at-risk patients against seasonal influenza at their pharmacy, starting in autumn 2019, and is considering allowing nurses to prescribe childhood vaccines as well as seasonal influenza vaccine among adults. However, little is known about nurses' attitudes regarding vaccines in France, and studies elsewhere, as in Quebec, show they may feel uncertain about their risks [11][12][13]. At the same time, nurses' self-vaccination behavior regarding vaccines that are recommended to HCWs, notably but not only that against seasonal influenza, has been shown to be less than optimal in many countries [14][15][16].…”