ReviewFrontiers in public health2016
Can Digital Tools Be Used for Improving Immunization Programs?
Review in Frontiers in public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of vaccine registration on disease prophylaxis: a systematic review.Biomedical engineering online · 2022Pooled it
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- Globalizing digital immunization systems for the sustainable development goals: a perspective.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Acceptability of patient-centered digital vaccine safety monitoring: A Canadian Immunization Research Network study.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- Are Online Maps and Booking Systems for Antenatal Vaccination Fit for Purpose? A Qualitative Study.Vaccines · 2025Article
- Increasing Vaccination Awareness for Italian Primary Care Pediatricians: Game Design and Usability Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- Leveraging Ottawa Charter strategies to enhance COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review of global health promotion approaches.Health promotion perspectives · 2025Review
- Emerging Trends of Gold Nanostructures for Point-of-Care Biosensor-Based Detection of COVID-19.Molecular biotechnology · 2025Review
- Strengthening vaccine uptake: a qualitative assessment of community health worker educational resource needs and community perspectives on vaccination in Western Kenya.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Discrepancy between official records of the Brazilian National Immunization Program Information System and the household survey about vaccination coverage in Cubatão, São Paulo: cross-sectional study, 2023.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2025Article
- From both sides of the needle: Understanding effective interventions for facilitating non-national immunization program vaccine decision making in China.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
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- Electronic Immunization Registry in Rwanda: Qualitative Study of Health Worker Experiences.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
- Digital Gamification Tools to Enhance Vaccine Uptake: Scoping Review.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
- Go.Data as a digital tool for case investigation and contact tracing in the context of COVID-19: a mixed-methods study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- So Many Choices, How Do I Choose? Considerations for Selecting Digital Health Interventions to Support Immunization Confidence and Demand.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Design, Development, and Deployment of an Electronic Immunization Registry: Experiences From Vietnam, Tanzania, and Zambia.Global health, science and practice · 2023Article
- BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine Safety among Healthcare Workers of a Tertiary Hospital in Italy.Vaccines · 2023Article
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Abstract
In order to successfully control and eliminate vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, an appropriate vaccine coverage has to be achieved and maintained. This task requires a high level of effort as it may be compromised by a number of barriers. Public health agencies have issued specific recommendations to address these barriers and therefore improve immunization programs. In the present review, we characterize issues and challenges of immunization programs for which digital tools are a potential solution. In particular, we explore previously published research on the use of digital tools in the following vaccine-related areas: immunization registries, dose tracking, and decision support systems; vaccine-preventable diseases surveillance; surveillance of adverse events following immunizations; vaccine confidence monitoring; and delivery of information on vaccines to the public. Subsequently, we analyze the limits of the use of digital tools in such contexts and envision future possibilities and challenges.
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