Perception of Health Care Worker about Uptake of Influenza Vaccine in COVID-19 Era

Alshahrani, Amal M. and Mellebary, Hamzh Esam and Albayyahi, Yara Rashed A. and Alsakiti, Ali Ibrahim Ali and Alshahrani, Abdullaziz A. and Alasmari, Mohammed Abdulrahman and AlShahrani, Abdulaziz Zafer and Alosayfir, Ziyad Ali and Radhwan, Hawra Hussain Al and Alshahrani, Abdulmajeed Dhafer and Alsudairy, Omar and Alharbi, Alhanouf Dhaifallah Hamad and Alshehri, Mohmmed A. (2021) Perception of Health Care Worker about Uptake of Influenza Vaccine in COVID-19 Era. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (58B). pp. 517-524. ISSN 2456-9119

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Abstract

Background: Considering the important role of health workers in increasing seasonal influenza vaccination coverage and the similarity of seasonal influenza to COVID -19, it is important to increase vaccination rates to reduce the risk of both diseases.

Objective: In this study, we aim to investigate how health workers perceive the importance of influenza vaccination, especially in the era of COVID -19.

Results: The study involved 316 health workers from Abha in 2021, most of them were physicians, male and young. Participants agreed that influenza can be a serious illness and that the vaccine is very safe. Most HCWs would have preferred to inform their patients about the vaccine. This result changes if the patient disagrees with the COVID -19 vaccine.

Conclusion: Despite the low rate of seasonal influenza vaccination, there is a need to recruit health workers to increase this rate, especially in the Covid 19 era.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Afro Asian Archive > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 10 Apr 2023 08:32
Last Modified: 29 Jun 2024 12:32
URI: http://info.stmdigitallibrary.com/id/eprint/86

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