Variations in COVID-19 vaccination uptake among people in receipt of psychotropic drugs: cross-sectional analysis of a national population-based prospective cohort.

Siobhán Murphy Dermot O'Reilly Rhiannon K Owen Ashley Akbari Emily Lowthian Stuart Bedston Fatemeh TorabiJillian BeggsAntony ChuterSimon de Lusignan Frederick David Richard HobbsChris RobertsonVittal Srinivasa Katikireddi Aziz Sheikh Declan T Bradley

Published in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2022)

We found significantly lower odds of vaccination in people who were receiving treatment with anxiolytic and antipsychotic medications. There is an urgent need for evidence-based, tailored vaccine support for people with mental health conditions.

Keyphrases

mental health
cross sectional
coronavirus disease
sars cov
smoking cessation
mental illness
replacement therapy
drug induced