Pharmacists’ attitudes toward influenza vaccination: does the COVID-19 pandemic make a difference?

Langer, Roland; Thanner, Mirjam

doi:10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100235

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“…Whether the consciousness of being at risk is well recognized as a significant motivating factor in choosing vaccination, also the reverse association between low perceived risk and vaccine hesitancy is well established. 24 , 31 , 32 Evidence supporting this assertion can be identified within our survey as well. The primary rationale provided by our respondents to justify their refusal to vaccination was the feeling of being protected even without immunization, stemming from a positive self-perception of their health status.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 75%

SARS-CoV-2 and influenza vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic in a dynamic perspective

Gerussi,

Peghin,

Palese

et al. 2024

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 75%

SARS-CoV-2 and influenza vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic in a dynamic perspective

Gerussi,

Peghin,

Palese

et al. 2024

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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“…In the literature, we can observe that some of the main reasons for rejecting vaccination are as follows: the lack of a sense of influenza risk and the belief that the flu is not a severe illness [2,27,34,[38][39][40][41], concerns about side effects [27,32,[34][35][36][37][40][41][42][43], distrust of vaccine safety [22,32,34,35,37,39], doubts about vaccine efficacy [27,32,34,35,37,39,40], considering it unnecessary [32], self-perception as a healthy population [22,27,36], and workload as a barrier to either accessing vaccination points or a lack of time [27,32,39,44].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In places where influenza vaccination is not free, this could be a measure to consider. Conversely, incentive programs based on financial compensation to healthcare professionals for getting vaccinated have shown less success [48], even generating controversy in this regard [40].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Influenza Vaccination Coverage of Healthcare Personnel in Alicante, Spain

Guerrero-Soler,

Gras-Valenti,

Platas-Abenza

et al. 2024

Vaccines

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Influenza is a health problem and vaccination is the most effective measure to prevent it. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccination coverage (VC) against influenza in healthcare workers (HCWs). A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Dr. Balmis University General Hospital in the province of Alicante (Spain), in which vaccination data were collected retrospectively. Adverse effects (AEs) were detected via telephone call between 15 and 30 days after vaccination. The existence of significant changes in VC between the different seasons studied was evaluated using Chi square with a statistical significance level of p < 0.05. A total of 8403 HCWs vaccinated throughout the different seasons were studied. The vaccination coverage of HCWs for influenza pre-COVID-19 pandemic (2019/20 season) was 51.9%; increased during the pandemic to 67.9% (2020/21 season) and 65.5% (2021/22 season); and, after the pandemic, it decreased to 42.7% (2022/23 season) (p < 0.05). The most frequent reason for vaccination during the periods evaluated was “self-protection”, followed by “protection of patients” and “protection of family members”. Of all HCWs evaluated, 26.6% (1460/5493) reported at least one AE. During the COVID-19 pandemic, HCWs’ influenza vaccination coverage fluctuated considerably. There has been an increase in VC during the most critical moments of the pandemic, both in the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons, which has, subsequently, decreased in the 2022/2023 season, to levels below pre-pandemic (2019/2020 season), which justifies implementing specific measures to recover VC in Spain.

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“…More studies pertaining to differences among specific occupational groups have analyzed reasons for and against influenza vaccination among HCW [ 20 , 25 , 26 ]. A longitudinal survey from Basel, Switzerland, reported that female nurses were less likely to get vaccinated, with fears of unintended long-term consequences and a perceived violation of the right of self-determination being two highly prevalent reasons in this group, which were far less frequently expressed by other HCW groups [ 27 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recipient-Reported Reactogenicity of Different SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Regimens among Healthcare Professionals and Police Staff in Germany

et al. 2023

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The rapid availability of effective vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 was key during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, vaccine hesitancy and relatively low vaccine coverage rates among the general population and particularly vulnerable populations such as healthcare staff reduced the potential benefits of these vaccines. During the early phase of the pandemic, fear of vaccine-related adverse events was common among individuals who refused vaccination. Between March and May 2021, we comparatively assessed the self-reported reactogenicity of different SARS-CoV-2 prime-boost regimens using mRNA-based (BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273) and vector-based vaccines (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) in (a) healthcare workers (HCW), and (b) police staff from southwest Germany. The majority of participants (71.8%; 1564/2176) received a homologous vaccination. Among HCW, 75.0% were female, whereas 70.0% of police staff were male. The most frequently reported reactions following the first vaccine administration were pain at the injection site (77.94%; 1696/2176), tiredness (51.75%; 1126/2176), and headache (40.44%; 880/2176), which were more commonly reported by HCW as compared to police staff. In homologous, mRNA-based and heterologous vaccination schedules, more reactions were reported after the second vaccine dose. We conclude that the frequency and intensity of self-perceived vaccine reactogenicity may differ between specific population groups and might be mitigated by tailored communication strategies.

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Pharmacists’ attitudes toward influenza vaccination: does the COVID-19 pandemic make a difference?

Cited by 6 publications

References 39 publications

SARS-CoV-2 and influenza vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic in a dynamic perspective

SARS-CoV-2 and influenza vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic in a dynamic perspective

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Influenza Vaccination Coverage of Healthcare Personnel in Alicante, Spain

Recipient-Reported Reactogenicity of Different SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Regimens among Healthcare Professionals and Police Staff in Germany

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