Vaccination coverage among health-care workers: pre–post intervention study to assess impact of an on-site vaccination-dedicated clinic

Sarro, Caterina De; Papadopoli, Rosa; Cautela, Vincenza; Nobile, Carmelo Giuseppe Angelo; Pileggi, Claudia; Pavia, Marco

doi:10.1080/14760584.2021.1915776

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“…Transparent and clear communication on benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccines, preferably provided by HCWs, should be the core of interventions, which should be addressed to predisposing factors, mainly focused to the mitigation of concerns and the development of positive attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination. This was not foregone, since it has been demonstrated that interventions to promote adherence to vaccination in other contexts and populations would have benefited from the involvement of enabling factors, rather than predisposing factors, such as the case of HCWs’ willingness to undertake influenza vaccination in the context of COVID-19 pandemic [ 44 ] or all other HCWs recommended vaccinations [ 45 ].…”

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Parents’ Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children With COVID-19 Vaccine: Results of a Survey in Italy

Giuseppe

Paola

Salvatore

et al. 2022

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the parents’ willingness to vaccinate their children with COVID-19 vaccine and related determinants with specific attention to willingness for adolescents as compared to younger children. Methods Data were collected through a confidential online questionnaire. Results A total of 607 parents agreed to participate. More than two-thirds of the parents had a good knowledge about the modes of transmission of COVID-19, knew that subjects of any age may be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and 85.5% correctly indicated the main behavioral preventive measures against COVID-19. As regard to attitudes, 78.7% agreed that COVID-19 is a serious disease, whereas only 42.3% agreed that it is preventable. Overall, 68.5% were willing to vaccinate their children with COVID-19 vaccine, specifically 74.5% of parents of adolescents and 65.5% of those of younger children, and the results of the multivariate analysis showed that parents of adolescents aged 12-15 years or 16-18 years compared to those of children aged 11 years or less, those who had more than two children, those who reported that their children had been visited by the primary care pediatrician/physician in the previous 12 months, those who agreed that COVID-19 is a serious disease, considered very useful the COVID-19 vaccine, had been vaccinated against influenza in the previous season, and had received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine were more likely to be willing to vaccinate their children. Conclusion In conclusion, a relevant proportion of parents are willing to vaccinate their children with parents of adolescents showing a higher willingness compared to those of younger children. However, there is still room for reducing hesitancy and refusal of COVID-19 vaccine in this strategic population group, by promoting communication to mitigate concerns towards COVID-19 vaccine.

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Parents’ Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children With COVID-19 Vaccine: Results of a Survey in Italy

Giuseppe

Paola

Salvatore

et al. 2022

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…In addition, improving patient access to the influenza vaccine by offering to administer it when they go to the hospital vaccination unit to receive the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate or 23-valent polysaccharide vaccines could be another potential improvement measure to implement and evaluate. Enabling factors have been described as useful in improving influenza vaccination coverage in other target groups [ 22 ]. Moreover, pneumococcal and influenza vaccines can be administered in the same visit, without causing a decrease in the immune response or increase in the occurrence of adverse reactions [ 23 ].…”

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Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Evolution over Time and Associated Factors

Hernández-García

Garcés-Redondo²,

Rodríguez-Montolio³

et al. 2022

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Our objective was to determine the influenza vaccination rate in a Spanish cohort of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. A retrospective cohort study was carried out. Patients who attended the MS unit of the Lozano Blesa Hospital of Zaragoza between January 2015 and 2020 were included. The variables were obtained by reviewing the specialized and primary care records. Associations between receiving the vaccine in each flu season and the other variables were analyzed using bivariate analysis and multiple logistic regression models. A total of 260 patients were studied, with a median age of 31 years at the time of diagnosis. A total of 62.3% (162/260) were women. Vaccination coverage ranged from 20.4% in the 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 seasons to 41.5% in the 2019–2020 season (p = 0.000). Having been vaccinated in the previous season (ORa: 16.47–390.22; p = 0.000) and receiving a vaccination recommendation from the hospital vaccination unit (ORa: 2.44–3.96; p < 0.009) were associated with being vaccinated. The coverage is in an intermediate position compared to other countries. It is necessary to improve the referral system of these patients to the hospital vaccination unit because the information obtained by this service contributed to higher vaccination rates.

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“…To achieve this goal, it would be necessary to improve vaccine confidence among physicians and to expand vaccine service delivery to promote synergy between treatment and preventive services. As highlighted in a previous study, performed with the aim of evaluating the impact of the implementation of an on-site vaccination-dedicated clinic on the vaccination coverage rates of HCWs in a teaching hospital [47], there was an extraordinary increase in the uptake of all the recommended vaccines among HCWs. Therefore, it is possible to hypothesise that the same result could also be achieved in frail patients who could receive the vaccinations in the same healthcare facility they access for specialist visits.…”

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Vaccinations Status against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Willingness to Be Vaccinated in an Italian Sample of Frail Subjects

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Background: Study aim was to investigate the vaccination status against vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) of frail adults during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and, for those subjects eligible for at least one vaccine, with respect to the recommended vaccination in line with the Italian National Vaccination Prevention Plane (NPVP), to explore the willingness to be vaccinated. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among adults aged ≥ 60, immunocompromised or subjects affected by chronic conditions. Results: Among the 427 participants, a vaccination coverage rate lower than the targets for all the vaccines considered was found. Of those, 72.6% of subjects stated their willingness to receive recommended vaccinations, and 75.2% of the respondents stated that the advice to undergo vaccinations was received by the General Practitioner (GP). In a multivariable logistic regression model, higher odds of recommended VPD vaccination uptake (defined as having two or more of the recommended vaccinations) were associated with the willingness towards recommended VPD vaccination (Odds Ratio = 3.55, 95% Confidence Interval: 1.39 to 9.07), university education (OR = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.03 to 3.97), but having another person in the household (OR = 0.52, 95% CI: 0.28 to 0.97), and history of oncological disease (OR = 0.39, 95% CI: 0.18 to 0.87) were predictive of lower odds of vaccination uptake. In another multivariable model, higher odds of willingness to receive vaccines were associated with kidney disease (OR = 3.3, 95% CI: 1.01 to 10.5), perceived risk of VPD (OR = 1.9, 95% CI: 1.02 to 3.3), previous influenza vaccination (OR = 3.4, 95% CI: 1.8 to 6.5), and previous pneumococcal vaccination (OR = 3.1, 95% CI: 1.3 to 7.7), but increasing age (OR = 0.93 per year, 95% CI: 0.91 to 0.97), working (OR = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.20 to 0.78), and fear of vaccine side effects (OR = 0.38, 95% CI: 0.21 to 0.68) were predictive of lower odds of willingness to receive vaccines. Conclusions: Despite specific recommendations, vaccination coverage rates are far below international targets for frail subjects. Reducing missed opportunities for vaccination could be a useful strategy to increase vaccination coverage in frail patients during the routine checks performed by GPs and specialists.

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Vaccination coverage among health-care workers: pre–post intervention study to assess impact of an on-site vaccination-dedicated clinic

Cited by 9 publications

References 29 publications

Parents’ Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children With COVID-19 Vaccine: Results of a Survey in Italy

Parents’ Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children With COVID-19 Vaccine: Results of a Survey in Italy

Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Evolution over Time and Associated Factors

Vaccinations Status against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Willingness to Be Vaccinated in an Italian Sample of Frail Subjects

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