Patients’ Perception and Knowledge about Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey in Patients at Risk of Infections

Introduction: The objective of our study was to assess, in an at-risk population, perception and knowledge about influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations. Methods: An anonymous web-based survey was submitted to patients recruited in France, from both an Ipsos internal panel and AVNIR patient associat...

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Autores principales:	Paul Loubet, Jalini Rouvière, Adeline Merceron, Odile Launay, Albert Sotto, on behalf of the AVNIR Group
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 vaccines seasonal influenza vaccines immunization immunocompromised pneumococcal vaccines vaccination Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:37ffa1b0cfeb453282e7c16fee1d92ec2021-11-25T19:11:43ZPatients’ Perception and Knowledge about Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey in Patients at Risk of Infections10.3390/vaccines91113722076-393Xhttps://doaj.org/article/37ffa1b0cfeb453282e7c16fee1d92ec2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/11/1372https://doaj.org/toc/2076-393XIntroduction: The objective of our study was to assess, in an at-risk population, perception and knowledge about influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations. Methods: An anonymous web-based survey was submitted to patients recruited in France, from both an Ipsos internal panel and AVNIR patient associations. The study was conducted between July and October 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Overall, 2177 questionnaires from patients at risk of infection were analyzed. Almost all respondents (86%, 1869/2177) declared themselves to be favorable to vaccination. Nearly half of the patients (49%, 1069/2177) were aware of which vaccine was recommended for their specific situation. This percentage was significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.001) higher for members of a patient association and for people affected by multiple chronic conditions and varied according to the type of condition. Almost two-thirds of patients (1373/2177) declared having been vaccinated during the 2019/2020 influenza season, and 41% (894/2177) were certain about being up to date with the pneumococcal vaccination. The main barriers to vaccination for influenza are the fear of side effects, doubt regarding the efficacy of the vaccine and for pneumococcal vaccination, and the absence of suggestions by the healthcare professionals (HCPs), as 64% of respondents were not recommended to obtain pneumococcal vaccination. To improve vaccine coverage, information is of prime importance and GPs are recognized as the main HCP to inform about vaccination. Nearly two-thirds (62%, 1360/2177) of patients declared that the COVID-19 pandemic convinced them to have all the recommended vaccines. Conclusion: Our study highlighted the nonoptimal vaccine coverage in at-risk populations despite a highly positive perception of vaccines and confirmed that physicians are on the front lines to suggest and recommend these vaccinations, especially in the current pandemic context, which may be used to promote other vaccines.Paul LoubetJalini RouvièreAdeline MerceronOdile LaunayAlbert Sottoon behalf of the AVNIR GroupMDPI AGarticleCOVID-19 vaccinesseasonal influenza vaccinesimmunizationimmunocompromisedpneumococcal vaccinesvaccinationMedicineRENVaccines, Vol 9, Iss 1372, p 1372 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 vaccines seasonal influenza vaccines immunization immunocompromised pneumococcal vaccines vaccination Medicine R
spellingShingle	COVID-19 vaccines seasonal influenza vaccines immunization immunocompromised pneumococcal vaccines vaccination Medicine R Paul Loubet Jalini Rouvière Adeline Merceron Odile Launay Albert Sotto on behalf of the AVNIR Group Patients’ Perception and Knowledge about Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey in Patients at Risk of Infections
description	Introduction: The objective of our study was to assess, in an at-risk population, perception and knowledge about influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations. Methods: An anonymous web-based survey was submitted to patients recruited in France, from both an Ipsos internal panel and AVNIR patient associations. The study was conducted between July and October 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Overall, 2177 questionnaires from patients at risk of infection were analyzed. Almost all respondents (86%, 1869/2177) declared themselves to be favorable to vaccination. Nearly half of the patients (49%, 1069/2177) were aware of which vaccine was recommended for their specific situation. This percentage was significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.001) higher for members of a patient association and for people affected by multiple chronic conditions and varied according to the type of condition. Almost two-thirds of patients (1373/2177) declared having been vaccinated during the 2019/2020 influenza season, and 41% (894/2177) were certain about being up to date with the pneumococcal vaccination. The main barriers to vaccination for influenza are the fear of side effects, doubt regarding the efficacy of the vaccine and for pneumococcal vaccination, and the absence of suggestions by the healthcare professionals (HCPs), as 64% of respondents were not recommended to obtain pneumococcal vaccination. To improve vaccine coverage, information is of prime importance and GPs are recognized as the main HCP to inform about vaccination. Nearly two-thirds (62%, 1360/2177) of patients declared that the COVID-19 pandemic convinced them to have all the recommended vaccines. Conclusion: Our study highlighted the nonoptimal vaccine coverage in at-risk populations despite a highly positive perception of vaccines and confirmed that physicians are on the front lines to suggest and recommend these vaccinations, especially in the current pandemic context, which may be used to promote other vaccines.
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author	Paul Loubet Jalini Rouvière Adeline Merceron Odile Launay Albert Sotto on behalf of the AVNIR Group
author_facet	Paul Loubet Jalini Rouvière Adeline Merceron Odile Launay Albert Sotto on behalf of the AVNIR Group
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title	Patients’ Perception and Knowledge about Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey in Patients at Risk of Infections
title_short	Patients’ Perception and Knowledge about Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey in Patients at Risk of Infections
title_full	Patients’ Perception and Knowledge about Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey in Patients at Risk of Infections
title_fullStr	Patients’ Perception and Knowledge about Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey in Patients at Risk of Infections
title_full_unstemmed	Patients’ Perception and Knowledge about Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey in Patients at Risk of Infections
title_sort	patients’ perception and knowledge about influenza and pneumococcal vaccination during the covid-19 pandemic: an online survey in patients at risk of infections
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/37ffa1b0cfeb453282e7c16fee1d92ec
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Patients’ Perception and Knowledge about Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey in Patients at Risk of Infections

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