Determinants of Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Greek Health Care Workers amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Article Immunology

Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccination among Greek Health Professionals

Dimitrios Papagiannis et al.

Summary: The study found a high acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccines among physicians, dentists, and pharmacists, with age over 45, absence of fear over vaccine safety, and information from Greek public health authorities being significant factors associated with vaccine acceptance.

VACCINES (2021)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza, and the impact of coinfection on disease severity: a test-negative design

Julia Stowe et al.

Summary: The study found that influenza patients had a lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, but those with coinfections had a higher risk of death, especially in terms of ventilator use and intensive care unit admission.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (2021)

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Article Immunology

Healthcare Workers' Willingness to Receive Influenza Vaccination in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey in Southern Italy

Gabriella Di Giuseppe et al.

Summary: This study found a significant increase in healthcare workers' willingness to receive the influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic, with main determinants including belief in the usefulness of influenza vaccine in distinguishing influenza and COVID-19 symptoms, willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccination, no concern about influenza vaccine side effects, concern about transmitting influenza to patients, and previous influenza vaccination history. Strategies targeting enabling factors are essential to promote influenza vaccination adherence among healthcare workers in future seasons.

VACCINES (2021)

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Article Immunology

Characteristics of Healthcare Workers Vaccinated against Influenza in the Era of COVID-19

Giorgia Della Polla et al.

Summary: Understanding the potential impact of COVID-19 on the influenza vaccination among healthcare workers is crucial. A cross-sectional study in Italy found that less than half of healthcare workers perceive influenza as a serious illness, with concerns about vaccine safety being significant predictors, and half of them did not receive a seasonal influenza vaccine in the previous season.

VACCINES (2021)

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Uptake of Influenza Vaccine: UK-Wide Observational Study

Patrik Bachtiger et al.

Summary: This study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increased willingness to receive the influenza vaccine among previously eligible but unvaccinated individuals, as well as a significant uptake among newly eligible individuals. Factors such as increased age, multiple deprivation index, and considering oneself to be at high risk for COVID-19 were associated with the intention to receive the influenza vaccine.

JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE (2021)

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