Factors influencing the uptake of influenza vaccine vary among different groups in the hard-to-reach population.
CONCLUSION: An outreach program comprising of a means of taking vaccines to the population was a successful strategy to deliver influenza vaccines to high-risk populations. It needs to be considered in the full range of delivery models to improve influenza vaccine coverage, even in resource-rich settings. Implication for public health: Strategies reaching out to vulnerable populations are crucial to maximise vaccine uptake.
PMID: 32101355 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kong KL, Chu S, Giles ML Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research
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