Identification of groups at high risk for under-coverage of adult vaccinations: A national study to inform Covid-19 response
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2021.12.008
Abstract: Purpose To inform expectations around the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign, we analyzed associations of COVID-19 priority grouping, socio-demographics, and behavioral factors with receiving flu vaccine. Methods Using the 2018 National Health Interview Survey, we classified… read more here.
Keywords: flu vaccine; inform; receiving flu; vaccine ... See more keywords
Social media influencers can be used to deliver positive information about the flu vaccine: findings from a multi-year study
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DOI: 10.1093/her/cyab018
Abstract: Abstract Large-scale digital flu vaccine campaigns have experienced difficulty increasing vaccination coverage among African Americans and Hispanics, and are routinely inundated by negative responses from vaccine opponents. A digital campaign employing user-generated content from social… read more here.
Keywords: social media; information; year; flu ... See more keywords
Investigating flu vaccine effectiveness
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DOI: 10.1126/science.359.6377.756-a
Abstract: Influenza Seasonal influenza vaccines have been recommended for decades, but studies focused on antigen-specific lymphocytes in humans are sparse. Koutsakos et al. examined longitudinal samples of influenza-vaccinated individuals to determine what responses generate protective immunity.… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine effectiveness; memory cells; investigating flu; flu vaccine ... See more keywords
Flu vaccine reduces children’s admissions for respiratory complications, study shows
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j5363
Abstract: Young children who are vaccinated against influenza are less likely to be admitted to hospital for respiratory complications of flu infection than children who are not vaccinated, a large Canadian study has reported. “Influenza can… read more here.
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Sixty seconds on . . . swine flu vaccine
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j749
Abstract: Fortunately not, but it’s in the news because of a High Court ruling that could mean the government having to make big payouts to children who developed narcolepsy after vaccination against swine flu. A boy… read more here.
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Gates Foundation challenges researchers to create universal flu vaccine with $12m offer
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k1922
Abstract: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Google founder Larry Page have announced a $12m (£8.76m; €9.97m) “grand challenge” aimed at stimulating research into a universal flu vaccine that would eliminate the need for yearly… read more here.
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Doctors who turn down flu vaccine could be redeployed
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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k3872
Abstract: Doctors and other hospital workers in England who have direct contact with patients may have to move department if they refuse to be vaccinated against flu, NHS bosses have said. A letter to hospital trusts… read more here.
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Flu and Flu Vaccination in Comparison, in the Evaluation of the Health Status of Children
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DOI: 10.11648/j.ajp.20200603.23
Abstract: Influence often have severe consequences in the short and long term, and could cause fatal outcomes in some of the sick people. We evaluated the impact of flu vaccines on the health of children in… read more here.
Keywords: flu vaccination; health; flu flu; vaccination ... See more keywords
Tweeting the #flushot: Beliefs, Barriers, and Threats During Different Periods of the 2018 to 2019 Flu Season
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DOI: 10.1177/2150132720932722
Abstract: Influenza epidemics happen every year, with more than 8 million severe cases in 2017. The most effective way to prevent seasonal influenza is vaccination. In recent years, misinformation regarding vaccines abounds on social media, but the… read more here.
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Nasal flu vaccine: attitudes and perceptions of parents who use social media.
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DOI: 10.22605/rrh8169
Abstract: BACKGROUND/AIM In October of 2020, a live attenuated Nasal Flu Vaccine (NFV) was licensed for the first time in Ireland for children aged 2&ndash17 years of age. The uptake of the NFV in Ireland was… read more here.
Keywords: social media; attitudes perceptions; vaccine attitudes; nasal flu ... See more keywords