Open AccessAccess to influenza immunisation services by HIV ‐positive patients in the UK
Author(s) -
Pickett Elisha,
Brown James,
Schalkwyk May,
Hunter Alan,
Edwards Kelly,
Edwards Sarah,
Marshall Neal,
Swaden Leonie,
Burns Fiona,
Johnson Margaret,
Lipman Marc
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
influenza and other respiratory viruses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.743
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1750-2659
pISSN - 1750-2640
DOI - 10.1111/irv.12473
Subject(s) - medicine , influenza vaccine , family medicine , vaccination , ethnic group , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pharmacy , demography , immunology , pediatrics , sociology , anthropology
Influenza is an important cause of morbidity in HIV positive adults, who may be more susceptible and more likely to develop severe disease.(1,2) Annual influenza immunisation is recommended for all HIV positive adults in the UK, supported by British HIV Association (BHIVA) guidelines,(1) with evidence for reasonably good uptake (3). HIV services do not receive specific funding to provide immunisation; and the National Flu Immunisation Programme offers this instead via Primary Care and pharmacies.(4) Whether this meets the needs of people living with HIV has not been evaluated. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.