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Editor, Senior Moderator
Vaccine
. 2023 Jul 3;S0264-410X(23)00803-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.06.090. Online ahead of print. Veteran influenza vaccination acceptance rates after completion of the COVID-19 vaccination series among historical influenza vaccine refusers
Ursula C Patel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Thomas Schultz[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Justin Schmidt[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Background: Vaccine hesitancy remains an obstacle in disease prevention. The recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted this issue and may influence acceptance of other recommended immunizations. The objective of this study was to determine the association between receiving the COVID-19 vaccination and the subsequent acceptance of the influenza vaccination in a Veteran population that historically declined influenza vaccination.
Methods: Influenza vaccination acceptance rates for the 2021-2022 influenza season were compared in patients who historically declined the influenza vaccine and either received or declined COVID-19 vaccinations. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze factors associated with receiving influenza vaccination among vaccine hesitant individuals.
Results: A higher proportion of patients who had received the COVID-19 vaccination(s) subsequently accepted the influenza vaccination compared to the control group (37% vs. 11%, OR = 5.03; CI 3.15-8.26; p = 0.0001).
Conclusion: Among previous influenza vaccine decliners, those who received COVID-19 vaccination had significantly higher odds of receiving subsequent influenza vaccination.
Keywords: Acceptance; COVID-19; Hesitancy; Influenza; Vaccine.
. 2023 Jul 3;S0264-410X(23)00803-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.06.090. Online ahead of print. Veteran influenza vaccination acceptance rates after completion of the COVID-19 vaccination series among historical influenza vaccine refusers
Ursula C Patel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Thomas Schultz[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Justin Schmidt[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37414694
- DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.06.090
Background: Vaccine hesitancy remains an obstacle in disease prevention. The recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted this issue and may influence acceptance of other recommended immunizations. The objective of this study was to determine the association between receiving the COVID-19 vaccination and the subsequent acceptance of the influenza vaccination in a Veteran population that historically declined influenza vaccination.
Methods: Influenza vaccination acceptance rates for the 2021-2022 influenza season were compared in patients who historically declined the influenza vaccine and either received or declined COVID-19 vaccinations. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze factors associated with receiving influenza vaccination among vaccine hesitant individuals.
Results: A higher proportion of patients who had received the COVID-19 vaccination(s) subsequently accepted the influenza vaccination compared to the control group (37% vs. 11%, OR = 5.03; CI 3.15-8.26; p = 0.0001).
Conclusion: Among previous influenza vaccine decliners, those who received COVID-19 vaccination had significantly higher odds of receiving subsequent influenza vaccination.
Keywords: Acceptance; COVID-19; Hesitancy; Influenza; Vaccine.