Why is influenza vaccine uptake so low among Aboriginal adults?

CONCLUSIONS: Misconceptions about influenza disease and vaccine among Aboriginal people and inadequate identification of Aboriginality in general practice appear to be the greatest barriers to vaccination, rather than health service access in general. Implications for public health: More active communication to and targeting of Aboriginal adults is required; this is even more urgent following the arrival of COVID-19.
PMID: 32583522 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - June 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Menzies R, Aqel J, Abdi I, Joseph T, Seale H, Nathan SA Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research