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ArticleJournal of public health research2022

COVID-19 vaccination and drug users: Past, present, and future.

Fabio Lugoboni, Luigi Stella, Lorenzo Zamboni, Simone Campagnari, Francesca Fusina, Ernesto De Bernardis

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Article in Journal of public health research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fabio LugoboniDepartment of Medicine, Addiction Medicine Unit, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Luigi StellaDrug Addiction Unit (Ser. D.), Naples, Italy.
Lorenzo ZamboniDepartment of Medicine, Addiction Medicine Unit, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Simone CampagnariDepartment of Medicine, Addiction Medicine Unit, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Francesca FusinaDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Ernesto De BernardisDrug Addiction Unit (SerT), ASP Siracusa, Lentini, Italy.
University of Verona · ITUniversity of Padua · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaccination against COVID-19 is crucial in the attempt of containing the virus' spread, but facing a viral pathogen with such a high prevalence means that vaccination strategies are facing an unprecedented situation. People that use illicit drugs may have elevated risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19 given their high prevalence of underlying medical conditions, including respiratory and pulmonary disease, chronic liver disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions, diabetes, and compromised immune systems. Despite a widespread distribution on the Italian territory, a large presence of health personnel and a long-standing experience in vaccinations, addiction clinics have yet to be involved in the vaccination campaign against COVID-19. The aim of this study was to investigate the beliefs of drug users attending some Italian addiction clinics, in order to envisage any vaccine administration strategies involving the services themselves. A questionnaire used for the Italian general population to investigate the relative importance of some factors in influencing the propensity to vaccinate against COVID-19, was administrated to drug users in a multicenter survey. The majority of respondents expressed general confidence in vaccines and a good willingness to undergo vaccination. Given strong peer networks, high coverage of treatment and harm reduction interventions, Italian public addiction clinics could play a strategic role in administering the vaccine in this hard-to-reach population, usefully aiding the global campaign against the virus.

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addictionaddiction treatmentCOVID-19vaccine

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