Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, global vaccination efforts declined due to the burden on health systems and community resistance to epidemic control measures. Influenza and pneumococcal vaccines have been recommended for vulnerable populations to prevent severe pneumonia. We...
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description | During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, global vaccination efforts declined due to the burden on health systems and community resistance to epidemic control measures. Influenza and pneumococcal vaccines have been recommended for vulnerable populations to prevent severe pneumonia. We investigated community response towards influenza and pneumococcal vaccines (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine) after the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. We retrospectively included adults who visited Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) institutions for influenza or pneumococcal vaccination from January 2018 to December 2021. The first case of COVID-19 in Taiwan was detected in January 2020; therefore, in this study, hospitalized cases from January 2018 to December 2019 were defined as “before COVID-19 outbreak,” and hospitalized cases from January 2020 to December 2021 were defined as “after COVID-19 outbreak”. A total of 105,386 adults were enrolled in the study. An increase in influenza vaccination (<i>n</i> = 33,139 vs. <i>n</i> = 62,634) and pneumococcal vaccination (<i>n</i> = 3035 vs. <i>n</i> = 4260) were observed after the COVID-19 outbreak. In addition, there was an increased willingness to receive both influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations among women, adults without underlying disease and younger adults. The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased awareness of the importance of vaccination in Taiwan. |
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spelling | doaj.art-c10c6bde1756457b8a579773f895f34f2023-11-18T03:36:42ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2023-05-0111598610.3390/vaccines11050986Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake: A Multi-Center Retrospective StudyChieh Lan0Yi-Chun Chen1Ye-In Chang2Po-Chun Chuang3Department of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, TaiwanDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 83301, TaiwanDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, TaiwanDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, TaiwanDuring the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, global vaccination efforts declined due to the burden on health systems and community resistance to epidemic control measures. Influenza and pneumococcal vaccines have been recommended for vulnerable populations to prevent severe pneumonia. We investigated community response towards influenza and pneumococcal vaccines (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine) after the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. We retrospectively included adults who visited Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) institutions for influenza or pneumococcal vaccination from January 2018 to December 2021. The first case of COVID-19 in Taiwan was detected in January 2020; therefore, in this study, hospitalized cases from January 2018 to December 2019 were defined as “before COVID-19 outbreak,” and hospitalized cases from January 2020 to December 2021 were defined as “after COVID-19 outbreak”. A total of 105,386 adults were enrolled in the study. An increase in influenza vaccination (<i>n</i> = 33,139 vs. <i>n</i> = 62,634) and pneumococcal vaccination (<i>n</i> = 3035 vs. <i>n</i> = 4260) were observed after the COVID-19 outbreak. In addition, there was an increased willingness to receive both influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations among women, adults without underlying disease and younger adults. The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased awareness of the importance of vaccination in Taiwan.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/5/986COVID-19pneumococcal vaccineinfluenza vaccine |
spellingShingle | Chieh Lan Yi-Chun Chen Ye-In Chang Po-Chun Chuang Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study Vaccines COVID-19 pneumococcal vaccine influenza vaccine |
title | Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study |
title_full | Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study |
title_fullStr | Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study |
title_short | Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study |
title_sort | impact of covid 19 outbreak on influenza and pneumococcal vaccination uptake a multi center retrospective study |
topic | COVID-19 pneumococcal vaccine influenza vaccine |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/5/986 |
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