Evidence acquisition: A systematic review was conducted (search period, January 1980 through February 2012) to identify economic evaluations of 12 interventions recommended by the Task Force. Evidence was drawn from included studies; estimates were constructed for the population reach of each strategy, cost of implementation, and cost per additional vaccinated person because of the intervention...

Achieving optimum outcomes is difficult enough without creating artificial barriers. Certainly none of us would ever admit to putting up any barrier that would prevent our residents from gaining access to important medical care; however, that it exactly what we have been doing by requiring signed consents for influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations in long-term care facilities. This is a seriou...

Context Providing parents or primary caretakers with information about childhood vaccinations has been a long-standing practice for healthcare providers, public health, vaccine manufacturers and others. There are multiple methods of vaccination communication, including public health campaigns, individual counselling, advertising and the mass media, and the type of information provided about vac...