Adherence to Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Catch-Up Campaign at the Romagna Local Health Authority (Italy), a Multi-Center Retrospective Observational Study
Herpes Zoster (shingles) is an infection that occurs when varicella-zoster virus reactivates from the latent state. Incidence and severity of Herpes Zoster disease increase with age. Antiviral drugs are the elective treatment; however, prevention of disease reactivation through effective and safe va...
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| author | Andrea Ceccarelli Susan Scrimaglia Virginia Fossi Luigi Ceccaroni Andrea Federici Chiara Reali Raffaella Angelini Giulia Silvestrini Francesco Sintoni Maria Pia Fantini Davide Gori Francesca Righi Marco Montalti |
| author_facet | Andrea Ceccarelli Susan Scrimaglia Virginia Fossi Luigi Ceccaroni Andrea Federici Chiara Reali Raffaella Angelini Giulia Silvestrini Francesco Sintoni Maria Pia Fantini Davide Gori Francesca Righi Marco Montalti |
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| description | Herpes Zoster (shingles) is an infection that occurs when varicella-zoster virus reactivates from the latent state. Incidence and severity of Herpes Zoster disease increase with age. Antiviral drugs are the elective treatment; however, prevention of disease reactivation through effective and safe vaccines is available in Italy out-of-pocket from age 65 onwards. The Romagna Local Health Authority (northern Italy) administered catch-up vaccinations in March–May 2022 for immunizations not performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, adherence rates to the catch-up campaign and recall activities adopted in two centers were investigated. The uptakes for only the catch-up vaccinations were 11.4% and 12.4%. Having suffered from Herpes Zoster or having family members who suffered from it would not seem to be drivers of increased uptake. Although sending text-messages to all involved patients was the main motivation for vaccine uptake (85.7–95.1%), word of mouth and web/news advertising also contributed to adoption in Center No. 2. In both centers, the need for greater synergy between public health departments and general practitioners to engage their patients emerged, as did the need for additional recall measures. Studying the main drivers of vaccine hesitancy, especially at the local level, can help in targeting campaigns and catch-up activities in order to achieve widespread acceptance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53f86ee826cf4a15aff6b187fb630f572023-11-24T03:05:48ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2022-10-011010177010.3390/vaccines10101770Adherence to Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Catch-Up Campaign at the Romagna Local Health Authority (Italy), a Multi-Center Retrospective Observational StudyAndrea Ceccarelli0Susan Scrimaglia1Virginia Fossi2Luigi Ceccaroni3Andrea Federici4Chiara Reali5Raffaella Angelini6Giulia Silvestrini7Francesco Sintoni8Maria Pia Fantini9Davide Gori10Francesca Righi11Marco Montalti12Operative Unit of Hygiene and Public Health-Cesena, Department of Public Health, Romagna Local Health Authority, 47522 Cesena, ItalyOperative Unit of Hygiene and Public Health-Cesena, Department of Public Health, Romagna Local Health Authority, 47522 Cesena, ItalyOperative Unit of Hygiene and Public Health-Cesena, Department of Public Health, Romagna Local Health Authority, 47522 Cesena, ItalyOperative Unit of Hygiene and Public Health-Cesena, Department of Public Health, Romagna Local Health Authority, 47522 Cesena, ItalyOperative Unit of Hygiene and Public Health-Cesena, Department of Public Health, Romagna Local Health Authority, 47522 Cesena, ItalyOperative Unit of Hygiene and Public Health-Cesena, Department of Public Health, Romagna Local Health Authority, 47522 Cesena, ItalyOperative Unit of Hygiene and Public Health-Ravenna, Department of Public Health, Romagna Local Health Authority, 48121 Ravenna, ItalyOperative Unit of Hygiene and Public Health-Ravenna, Department of Public Health, Romagna Local Health Authority, 48121 Ravenna, ItalyCesena and Rubicone’s Health District, Romagna Local Health Authority, 47522 Cesena, ItalyHygiene Unit, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, ItalyHygiene Unit, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, ItalyOperative Unit of Hygiene and Public Health-Cesena, Department of Public Health, Romagna Local Health Authority, 47522 Cesena, ItalyOperative Unit of Hygiene and Public Health-Cesena, Department of Public Health, Romagna Local Health Authority, 47522 Cesena, ItalyHerpes Zoster (shingles) is an infection that occurs when varicella-zoster virus reactivates from the latent state. Incidence and severity of Herpes Zoster disease increase with age. Antiviral drugs are the elective treatment; however, prevention of disease reactivation through effective and safe vaccines is available in Italy out-of-pocket from age 65 onwards. The Romagna Local Health Authority (northern Italy) administered catch-up vaccinations in March–May 2022 for immunizations not performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, adherence rates to the catch-up campaign and recall activities adopted in two centers were investigated. The uptakes for only the catch-up vaccinations were 11.4% and 12.4%. Having suffered from Herpes Zoster or having family members who suffered from it would not seem to be drivers of increased uptake. Although sending text-messages to all involved patients was the main motivation for vaccine uptake (85.7–95.1%), word of mouth and web/news advertising also contributed to adoption in Center No. 2. In both centers, the need for greater synergy between public health departments and general practitioners to engage their patients emerged, as did the need for additional recall measures. Studying the main drivers of vaccine hesitancy, especially at the local level, can help in targeting campaigns and catch-up activities in order to achieve widespread acceptance.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/10/1770Herpes Zostershinglescatch-up campaignZostavaxShingrixvaccine hesitancy |
| spellingShingle | Andrea Ceccarelli Susan Scrimaglia Virginia Fossi Luigi Ceccaroni Andrea Federici Chiara Reali Raffaella Angelini Giulia Silvestrini Francesco Sintoni Maria Pia Fantini Davide Gori Francesca Righi Marco Montalti Adherence to Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Catch-Up Campaign at the Romagna Local Health Authority (Italy), a Multi-Center Retrospective Observational Study Vaccines Herpes Zoster shingles catch-up campaign Zostavax Shingrix vaccine hesitancy |
| title | Adherence to Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Catch-Up Campaign at the Romagna Local Health Authority (Italy), a Multi-Center Retrospective Observational Study |
| title_full | Adherence to Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Catch-Up Campaign at the Romagna Local Health Authority (Italy), a Multi-Center Retrospective Observational Study |
| title_fullStr | Adherence to Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Catch-Up Campaign at the Romagna Local Health Authority (Italy), a Multi-Center Retrospective Observational Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adherence to Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Catch-Up Campaign at the Romagna Local Health Authority (Italy), a Multi-Center Retrospective Observational Study |
| title_short | Adherence to Herpes Zoster (Shingles) Catch-Up Campaign at the Romagna Local Health Authority (Italy), a Multi-Center Retrospective Observational Study |
| title_sort | adherence to herpes zoster shingles catch up campaign at the romagna local health authority italy a multi center retrospective observational study |
| topic | Herpes Zoster shingles catch-up campaign Zostavax Shingrix vaccine hesitancy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/10/1770 |
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