Open AccessExploring influenza vaccine hesitancy in community pharmacies: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of community pharmacists in Ontario, Canada
Author(s) -
Gokul Raj Pullagura,
Richard Violette,
Sherilyn K.D. Houle,
Nancy Waite
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian pharmacists journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.468
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1913-701X
pISSN - 1715-1635
DOI - 10.1177/1715163520960744
Subject(s) - family medicine , influenza vaccine , medicine , immunization , pharmacy , pharmacist , pandemic , community pharmacist , vaccination , immunology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , covid-19 , antigen
Vaccine hesitancy (VH) remains a prime contributor to poor influenza vaccine uptake. This study explores the knowledge, attitudes and practices of community pharmacists toward influenza VH, including their personal influenza immunization attitudes and behaviours.