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SARS-CoV-2 and influenza vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic in a dynamic perspective

Authors :
Valentina Gerussi
Maddalena Peghin
Alvisa Palese
Maria De Martino
Elena Graziano
Stefania Chiappinotto
Federico Fonda
Giulia Bontempo
Tosca Semenzin
Luca Martini
Miriam Isola
Carlo Tascini
Source :
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 20, Iss 1 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Abstract

To investigate the dynamic evolution of vaccine hesitancy toward both COVID-19 and influenza in a context characterized by the compresence of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and seasonal flu epidemics, a two times repeated cross-sectional exploratory design was performed at Udine Hospital (Italy) following a cohort of 479 adult patients with a previous history of SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2020. Vaccine attitude was assessed through standardized telephone interviews performed at 12 and 18 months after the acute illness. The first interview reported the success of the 2020/21 seasonal influenza immunization with 46.8% (224/479) of the participants showing a positive attitude, especially the elderly and people with comorbidities (p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21645515 and 2164554X
Volume :
20
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.329e37b51f454131b05daf06b4a255ad
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2024.2358565