Influenza and pneumococcal vaccine prescription for adults during COVID-19 first wave in three regions of Argentina.
Journal article
Matta, María Gabriela, Pulido, Laura, Herrera-Paz, Juan José, Picco, José M, Wolff, Sebastian, Tse, Gary and 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.056
Authors | Matta, María Gabriela, Pulido, Laura, Herrera-Paz, Juan José, Picco, José M, Wolff, Sebastian, Tse, Gary and Garcia-Zamora, Sebastian |
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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. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.] |
Keywords | Pneumococcal vaccine; Influenza vaccine; Immunization |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Vaccine |
Journal citation | 41 (9), pp. 1541-1544 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 1873-2518 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.01.056 |
https://doi.org/S0264-410X(23)00088-9 | |
Official URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X23000889?via%3Dihub |
Publication dates | |
Online | 27 Jan 2023 |
22 Feb 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 23 Jan 2023 |
Deposited | 16 Feb 2023 |
Output status | Published |
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