ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2016
Impact of pharmacists as immunizers on influenza vaccination coverage in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of pharmacists regarding vaccinations against influenza and pneumococci - a systematic review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Pooled it
- A rapid global review of strategies to improve influenza vaccination uptake in Australia.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Pooled it
- The impact of pharmacist involvement on immunization uptake and other outcomes: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAPooled it
- Trends and patterns of pharmacist-administered vaccination in a predominantly Western Australian pharmacy group: retrospective analysis of routinely collected data.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Article
- The impact of two-year community-wide pharmacy interventions on the public's knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors about pharmacists as immunizers.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Healthcare providers' awareness, attitudes, beliefs, and practices surrounding pharmacist-administered vaccination: Insights after a two-year intervention.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- Pharmacists' Role in HPV Vaccine Uptake Among Women: A Scoping Review of Interventions and Barriers.International journal of women's health · 2025Review
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- Digital Gamification Tool (Let's Control Flu) to Increase Vaccination Coverage Rates: Proposal for Algorithm Development.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
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- Influenza vaccination allocation in tropical settings under constrained resources.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Understanding the gap between guidelines and influenza vaccination coverage in people with diabetes: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Public awareness, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors regarding the role of pharmacists as immunizers.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Article
- Vaccination during pregnancy: Canadian maternity care providers' opinions and practices.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2020Article
- Disparities in parental awareness of children's seasonal influenza vaccination recommendations and influencers of vaccination.PloS one · 2020Article
- Pharmacy-based interventions to increase vaccine uptake: report of a multidisciplinary stakeholders meeting.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Evaluation of the impact of immunization policies, including the addition of pharmacists as immunizers, on influenza vaccination coverage in Nova Scotia, Canada: 2006 to 2016.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Patient experiences with influenza immunizations administered by pharmacists.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2018Article
- Economic analysis of pharmacist-administered influenza vaccines in Ontario, Canada.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2018Article
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Abstract
Immunization coverage in Canada has continued to fall below national goals. The addition of pharmacists as immunizers may increase immunization coverage. This study aimed to compare estimated influenza vaccine coverage before and after pharmacists began administering publicly funded influenza immunizations in Nova Scotia, Canada. Vaccination coverage rates and recipient demographics for the influenza vaccination seasons 2010-2011 to 2012-2013 were compared with the 2013-2014 season, the first year pharmacists provided immunizations. In 2013-2014, the vaccination coverage rate for those ≥5 years of age increased 6%, from 36% in 2012-2013 to 42% (p<0.001). Pharmacists administered over 78,000 influenza vaccinations, nearly 9% of the province's population over the age of five. Influenza vaccine coverage rates for those ≥65 increased by 9.8% (p<0.001) in 2013-2014 compared to 2012-2013. Influenza vaccination coverage in Nova Scotia increased in 2013-2014 compared to previous years with a universal influenza program. Various factors may have contributed to the increased coverage, including the addition of pharmacists as immunizers and media coverage of influenza related fatalities. Future research will be necessary to fully determine the impact of pharmacists as immunizers.
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