ArticleBMJ open2021
Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey.
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- Influenza Vaccination Coverage and Determinants of New Vaccinations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain (ENE-COVID): Nationwide Population-Based Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Article
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- Analyzing Changes in Attitudes and Behaviors towards Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in Spain's Adult Population over Three Seasons.Vaccines · 2024Article
- Evaluating socioeconomic inequalities in influenza vaccine uptake during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cohort study in Greater Manchester, England.PLoS medicine · 2023Article
- COVID-19 vaccine uptake and attitudes towards mandates in a nationally representative U.S. sample.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Article
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- A comparison of seasonal influenza and novel Covid-19 vaccine intentions: A cross-sectional survey of vaccine hesitant adults in England during the 2020 pandemic.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Article
- Awareness, knowledge and attitude toward influenza vaccination in several population groups in China: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it.
designWe conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predictors informed by previous research, in the following categories: sociodemographic variables; uptake of influenza vaccine last winter and beliefs about vaccination.
participants570 participants (mean age: 53.07; 56.3% female, 87.0% white) who were eligible for the free seasonal influenza vaccination in the UK.
results59.7% of our sample indicated they were likely to have the seasonal influenza vaccination, 22.1% reported being unlikely to have the vaccination and 18.2% were unsure. We used logistic regression to investigate variables associated with intention to receive a seasonal influenza vaccine in the 2020-2021 season. A positive attitude to vaccination in general predicted intention to have the influenza vaccine in 2020-2021 (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.19 to 1.77, p<0.001) but the strongest predictor of intention was previous influenza vaccination behaviour (OR 278.58, 95% CI 78.04 to 994.46, p<0.001).
conclusionsPrevious research suggests that increasing uptake of the influenza vaccination may help contain a COVID-19 outbreak, so steps need to be taken to convert intention into behaviour and to reach those individuals who reported being unlikely or unsure about having the vaccine.
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