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Increased Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Members of the Athens Medical Association Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic.
Marinos, Georgios; Lamprinos, Dimitrios; Georgakopoulos, Panagiotis; Oikonomou, Evangelos; Zoumpoulis, Georgios; Siasos, Gerasimos; Schizas, Dimitrios; Damaskos, Christos; Garmpis, Nikolaos; Garmpi, Anna; Patoulis, George; Patsourakos, Fotios; Datseris, Ioannis; Tsoukalos, Efstathios; Anyfantis, Ioannis D; Papagiannis, Dimitrios; Symvoulakis, Emmanouil K; Rachiotis, Georgios.
  • Marinos G; Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Lamprinos D; Emergency Department, Laiko General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Georgakopoulos P; Emergency Department, Laiko General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Oikonomou E; Third Department of Cardiology, Thoracic Diseases General Hospital Sotiria, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Zoumpoulis G; First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Siasos G; Emergency Department, Laiko General Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Schizas D; Third Department of Cardiology, Thoracic Diseases General Hospital Sotiria, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Damaskos C; First Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Garmpis N; N.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Garmpi A; Second Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Patoulis G; First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Patsourakos F; Athens's Medical Association, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Datseris I; Athens's Medical Association, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Tsoukalos E; Athens's Medical Association, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Anyfantis ID; Athens's Medical Association, 11527 Athens, Greece.
  • Papagiannis D; European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), Prevention and Research Unit, 48003 Bilbao, Spain.
  • Symvoulakis EK; Public Health & Vaccines Laboratory, Faculty of Nursing, School of Health Science, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Greece.
  • Rachiotis G; Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, 71500 Heraklion, Greece.
Vaccines (Basel) ; 10(5)2022 May 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1928673
ABSTRACT
Healthcare workers are at high risk of influenza virus infection as well as of transmitting the infection to vulnerable patients who may be at high risk of severe illness. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the prevalence and related factors of influenza vaccination coverage (2020-2021flu season), among members of the Athens Medical Association in Greece. This survey employed secondary analysis data from a questionnaire-based dataset on COVID-19 vaccination coverage and associated factors from surveyed doctors, registered within the largest medical association in Greece. All members were invited to participate in the anonymous online questionnaire-based survey over the period of 25 February to 13 March 2021. Finally, 1993 physicians (60% males; 40% females) participated in the study. Influenza vaccination coverage was estimated at 76%. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that older age (OR = 1.02; 95% C.I. = 1.01-1.03), history of COVID-19 vaccination (OR = 2.71; 95% C.I. = 2.07-3.56) and perception that vaccines in general are safe (OR = 16.49; 95% C.I. = 4.51-60.25) were found to be independently associated factors with the likelihood of influenza vaccination coverage. Public health authorities should maximize efforts and undertake additional actions in order to increase the percentage of physicians/health care workers (HCWs) being immunized against influenza. The current COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to focus on tailored initiatives and interventions aiming to improve the influenza vaccination coverage of HCWs in a spirit of synergy and cooperation.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Vaccines10050797

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Vaccines Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Vaccines10050797