Factors influencing series completion rates of recombinant herpes zoster vaccine in the United States: A retrospective pharmacy and medical claims analysis

CONCLUSION: Pharmacists contribute substantially to the overall high RZV completion rates in the United States. However, completion rates can be improved, especially in people receiving their first RZV dose at a physician's office. Future strategies should aim at lowering barriers to completing vaccination series in African Americans, Medicaid beneficiaries, and people with comorbidities.PMID:34893442 | DOI:10.1016/j.japh.2021.11.010

Source: Herpes - December 11, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Brandon J Patterson Chi-Chang Chen Catherine B McGuiness Siyu Ma Lisa I Glasser Kainan Sun Philip O Buck Source Type: research