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Influenza and pneumococcal vaccine prescription for adults during COVID-19 first wave in three regions of Argentina

Matta, María Gabriela, Pulido, Laura, Herrera-Paz, Juan José, Picco, José M., Wolff, Sebastian, Tse, Gary, Garcia-Zamora, Sebastian (2023) Influenza and pneumococcal vaccine prescription for adults during COVID-19 first wave in three regions of Argentina. Vaccine, 41 (9). pp. 1541-1544. ISSN 0264-410X. (doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.056) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:100313)

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Abstract

Immunizations for influenza and pneumococcus are effective interventions in reducing morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to describe the vaccination rates in volunteers from three regions of Argentina during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, 3853 adults were surveyed, 61.6 % were females, 45 % were aged between 40 and 60 and 18.6 % were > 60 years old. The commonest comorbidities were hypertension (12.9 %), dyslipidemia (8.5 %), and smokers or former smokers (9.2 %). The global influenza vaccination rate was 37.7 %, pneumococcal vaccination 24.7 %, and both 17.8 %. Multivariable regression showed that the vaccination rate increased with age and the presence of comorbidities. However, in the subgroup with indications for both vaccines, 71.7 % had the influenza vaccine, 59 % had the pneumococcal vaccine, and 28.3 % received neither. Our study suggests that influenza and pneumococcal vaccine percentages in high-risk patients in Argentina remain sub-optimal. Immunizations with proven reductions in morbimortality could have also been relegated during the COVID pandemic.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.056
Uncontrolled keywords: Immunization, pneumococcal vaccine, influenza vaccine
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Kent and Medway Medical School
Funders: Canterbury Christ Church University (https://ror.org/0489ggv38)
Depositing User: Gary Tse
Date Deposited: 03 Mar 2023 15:36 UTC
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 19:51 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/100313 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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