Improving Adult Vaccination Status in the United States

Adult immunization practices leave much to be desired. Misinformation has increased mistrust. As a result, Latino and African American populations have low rates of annual flu vaccinations and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, lag behind for COVID-19 vaccination. Historically, healthcare staff have fai...

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Autores principales:	R. Burciaga Valdez, Korazon S. Romero
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	flu immunizations COVID-19 immunizations infection control adult immunization multiple injections Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:893180923f524529aa4478eadf08f1142021-11-25T17:43:37ZImproving Adult Vaccination Status in the United States10.3390/healthcare91114112227-9032https://doaj.org/article/893180923f524529aa4478eadf08f1142021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1411https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032Adult immunization practices leave much to be desired. Misinformation has increased mistrust. As a result, Latino and African American populations have low rates of annual flu vaccinations and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, lag behind for COVID-19 vaccination. Historically, healthcare staff have failed to adhere to adult immunization guidelines contributing to patient infections. Healthcare staff, both clinical and non-clinical, must lead by example by making “prevention primary”. Most adults may not realize they need immunizations. We recommend the following steps to increase immunization uptake: Make adult immunization a standard of patient care as we do for children. Assess immunization status at every clinical opportunity. Strongly recommend vaccinations needed. Administer needed vaccinations, multiple if warranted. Document vaccines received by your patient. Participate in your state’s immunization registry and work with community organizations that can help make adult immunization the norm.R. Burciaga ValdezKorazon S. RomeroMDPI AGarticleflu immunizationsCOVID-19 immunizationsinfection controladult immunizationmultiple injectionsMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1411, p 1411 (2021)
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description	Adult immunization practices leave much to be desired. Misinformation has increased mistrust. As a result, Latino and African American populations have low rates of annual flu vaccinations and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, lag behind for COVID-19 vaccination. Historically, healthcare staff have failed to adhere to adult immunization guidelines contributing to patient infections. Healthcare staff, both clinical and non-clinical, must lead by example by making “prevention primary”. Most adults may not realize they need immunizations. We recommend the following steps to increase immunization uptake: Make adult immunization a standard of patient care as we do for children. Assess immunization status at every clinical opportunity. Strongly recommend vaccinations needed. Administer needed vaccinations, multiple if warranted. Document vaccines received by your patient. Participate in your state’s immunization registry and work with community organizations that can help make adult immunization the norm.
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Improving Adult Vaccination Status in the United States

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