Effect of race and ethnicity on influenza vaccine uptake among older US Medicare beneficiaries: a record-linkage cohort study

Effect of race and ethnicity on influenza vaccine uptake among older US Medicare beneficiaries: a record-linkage cohort study

Summary: Background: Seasonal influenza vaccine (SIV) uptake among US adults aged 65 years or older remains suboptimal and stagnant. Further, there is growing concern around racial and ethnic disparities in uptake. We aimed to assess racial and ethnic disparities in overall SIV and in high-dose vac...

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Main Authors: Salaheddin M Mahmud, ProfMD, Liou Xu, PhD, Laura Lee Hall, PhD, Gary Puckrein, PhD, Edward Thommes, PhD, Matthew M Loiacono, PhD, Ayman Chit, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:The Lancet. Healthy Longevity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266675682030074X

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