Pharmacist role in vaccination: Evidence and challenges

A Poudel, ETL Lau, M Deldot, C Campbell, NM Waite… - Vaccine, 2019 - Elsevier
Vaccines prevent an estimated 2.5 million deaths worldwide each year and are amongst the
most cost-effective preventive measures against infectious diseases. Despite the …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of pharmacist involvement on immunization uptake and other outcomes: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

LM Le, SK Veettil, D Donaldson, W Kategeaw… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The underutilization of immunization services remains a significant public
health concern. Pharmacists can address this concern by playing an active role in …

Rapid realist review of the role of community pharmacy in the public health response to COVID-19

I Maidment, E Young, M MacPhee, A Booth, H Zaman… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Community pharmacists and their teams have remained accessible to the public
providing essential services despite immense pressures during the COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes, perceptions and vaccination acceptance/hesitancy among the community pharmacists of Palermo's province, Italy: from influenza to …

C Costantino, G Graziano, N Bonaccorso, A Conforto… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In Italy, following the start of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign, community pharmacies
(CPs) were recruited on a voluntary basis in order to administer COVID-19 vaccines as part …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacy-based interventions to increase vaccine uptake: report of a multidisciplinary stakeholders meeting

F Ecarnot, G Crepaldi, P Juvin, J Grabenstein… - BMC Public Health, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite the existence of efficacious vaccines, the burden of vaccine-
preventable diseases remains high and the potential health benefits of paediatric …

[HTML][HTML] The role of pharmacy technicians in vaccination services: a scoping review

M DeMarco, C Carter, SKD Houle, NM Waite - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background A busy pharmacy workload may limit a pharmacist's ability to meet the needs of
vaccine-willing patients and also contribute to missed opportunities to engage with vaccine …

Smartphone app uses loyalty point incentives and push notifications to encourage influenza vaccine uptake

LP Dale, L White, M Mitchell, G Faulkner - Vaccine, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Carrot Rewards is a free, incentive-based, smartphone health app
available in participating provinces in Canada. One feature of Carrot was designed to …

Determinants of non-vaccination against seasonal influenza

M Roy, L Sherrard, È Dubé, NL Gilbert - Health reports, 2018 - search.proquest.com
Background: In Canada, vaccine coverage for seasonal influenza remains below targets.
Few studies have sought to determine the sociodemographic factors associated with non …

Community pharmacists' contribution to public health: assessing the global evidence base

C Agomo, A Udoh, E Kpokiri… - Clinical …, 2018 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
In the UK, community pharmacies are more accessible to the general population than
general practices. Therefore, government white papers and briefing documents from …

Trends in influenza vaccine coverage and vaccine hesitancy in Canada, 2006/07 to 2013/14: results from cross-sectional survey data

SA Buchan, JC Kwong - Canadian Medical Association Open Access …, 2016 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Past studies have reported influenza vaccination coverage below national
targets, but up-to-date estimates are needed to understand trends and to identify areas for …