Opportunities to improve influenza vaccination rates in general medical inpatients.

Farzana Yasmin ZamanVathy NagalingamChloe WongYin Li KhuHui Wen G TengJyotsna JanardanEdward RitchieAllen C ChengAr Kar Aung

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2020)

Influenza vaccination is an important preventative health measure. A significant proportion of general medical inpatients meets indications for annual inactivated influenza vaccination (IIV), as recommended by the Australian National Immunisation Programme. This study explores opportunities to provide IIV to eligible general medical inpatients and associated barriers.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
quality improvement
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
risk assessment