How to increase seasonal influenza vaccine coverage.
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To the Editor: The recent report on “increase seasonal influenza vaccine coverage” is very interesting.1 Michel1 reported on the success in a focused group of nursing home residents. In fact, the coverage of influenza vaccine among nursing home residents is usually problematic. Shroufi et al2 recently reported that only 30% of studied nursing homes had a policy addressing influenza vaccination and 60% of residents were already vaccinated. How to increase seasonal influenza vaccine coverage is a topic that is widely discussed. Mandatory vaccination might be an effective way to increase vaccine coverage.3 In addition, the concern should be extended to the staff in the care homes. A recent report showed that the vaccine coverage rate among this population is low and lower than that of nursing home residents.4
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
دوره 15 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014