Opportunities to improve influenza vaccination rates in general medical inpatients

Farzana Y. Zaman; Vathy Nagalingam; Chloe Wong; Yin Li Khu; Hui Wen G. Teng; Jyotsna Janardan; Edward Ritchie; Allen C. Cheng; Ar Kar Aung

doi:10.1111/imj.14275

Opportunities to improve influenza vaccination rates in general medical inpatients

Farzana Y. Zaman
, Vathy Nagalingam
, Chloe Wong
, Yin Li Khu
, Hui Wen G. Teng
, Jyotsna Janardan
, Edward Ritchie
, Allen C. Cheng
, Ar Kar Aung

Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Alfred Hospital

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Abstract

Influenza vaccination is an important preventative health measure. A significant proportion of general medical inpatients meets indications for annual inactivated influenza vaccination (IIV), as recommended by the Australian National Immunisation Programme. This study explores opportunities to provide IIV to eligible general medical inpatients and associated barriers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	662-665
Number of pages	4
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	49
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14275
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2019

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

influenza
inpatient
prevention
quality improvement
vaccination

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