Open AccessTrends, Uptake, and Predictors of Influenza Vaccination Among Healthcare Practitioners During the COVID-19 Pandemic Flu Season (2020) and the Following Season (2021) in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mohammed Alkathlan,
Rehana Khalil,
Munirah F Alhemaidani,
Ghadah H Alaed,
Shatha M Almutairi,
Hala A Almalki,
Renad H Alghofaili,
Osama AlWutayd
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s330029
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , pandemic , flu season , logistic regression , covid-19 , health care , influenza vaccine , seasonal influenza , family medicine , descriptive statistics , demography , immunology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , statistics , mathematics , sociology , economics , economic growth
Healthcare practitioners (HCPs) are at high risk of influenza. Seasonal influenza vaccines can reduce influenza-associated morbidity in healthcare settings, but despite mandatory influenza vaccination in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the vaccination uptake rate among HCPs is below expectations. This study investigated vaccination trends from 2017 to 2020 to identify factors affecting vaccination among HCPs during the COVID-19 pandemic flu and subsequent seasons.