Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Among Patients with Comorbidities in the Countries of the GCC: A Responsibility or an Option?

Overview

Journal Oman Med J

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2023 May 3

PMID 37132005

Authors

Salah T Al Awaidy

Shadha S Al Raisi

Parvaiz A Koul

Mohamed Abu Khatab

Hassan Zaraket

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

References

Piroth L, Cottenet J, Mariet A, Bonniaud P, Blot M, Tubert-Bitter P . Comparison of the characteristics, morbidity, and mortality of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza: a nationwide, population-based retrospective cohort study. Lancet Respir Med. 2020; 9(3):251-259. PMC: 7832247. DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30527-0. View

Aljulifi M . Prevalence and reasons of increased type 2 diabetes in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. Saudi Med J. 2021; 42(5):481-490. PMC: 9149705. DOI: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.5.20200676. View

Zaraket H, Melhem N, Malik M, Khan W, Dbaibo G, Abubakar A . Review of seasonal influenza vaccination in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Policies, use and barriers. J Infect Public Health. 2018; 12(4):472-478. DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2018.10.009. View

Al-Sayyar A, Hulme K, Thibaut R, Bayry J, Sheedy F, Short K . Respiratory Tract Infections in Diabetes - Lessons From Tuberculosis and Influenza to Guide Understanding of COVID-19 Severity. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022; 13:919223. PMC: 9363013. DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.919223. View

Escandell Rico F, Perez Fernandez L, Macia Soler L, Requena Puche J . [Effectiveness of influenza vaccine in preventing severe influenza]. J Healthc Qual Res. 2022; 37(4):201-207. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhqr.2022.01.002. View

Macias A, McElhaney J, Chaves S, Nealon J, Nunes M, Samson S . The disease burden of influenza beyond respiratory illness. Vaccine. 2020; 39 Suppl 1:A6-A14. PMC: 7545338. DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.09.048. View

Assiri A, Asiri S, Banassir T, Baljoon M, Jokhdar H . Burden of influenza-related severe acute respiratory infections during Hajj season 1438 (2017). Lessons and future directions. Saudi Med J. 2018; 39(5):524-525. PMC: 6118186. DOI: 10.15537/smj.2018.5.21801. View

Elmusharaf K, Grafton D, Jung J, Roberts E, Al-Farsi Y, Al Nooh A . The case for investing in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: an economic evaluation. BMJ Glob Health. 2022; 7(6). PMC: 9161070. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008670. View

DAnna S, Maniscalco M, Cappello F, Carone M, Motta A, Balbi B . Bacterial and viral infections and related inflammatory responses in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Med. 2020; 53(1):135-150. PMC: 7877965. DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2020.1831050. View

10.

Vogelmeier C, Roman-Rodriguez M, Singh D, Han M, Rodriguez-Roisin R, Ferguson G . Goals of COPD treatment: Focus on symptoms and exacerbations. Respir Med. 2020; 166:105938. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105938. View

11.

Nishioka Y, Noda T, Okada S, Myojin T, Kubo S, Higashino T . Association between influenza and the incidence rate of new-onset type 1 diabetes in Japan. J Diabetes Investig. 2021; 12(10):1797-1804. PMC: 8504904. DOI: 10.1111/jdi.13540. View

12.

Alyammahi S, Abdin S, Alhamad D, Elgendy S, Altell A, Omar H . The dynamic association between COVID-19 and chronic disorders: An updated insight into prevalence, mechanisms and therapeutic modalities. Infect Genet Evol. 2020; 87:104647. PMC: 7700729. DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104647. View

13.

Al-Romaihi H, Smatti M, Ganesan N, Nadeem S, Farag E, Coyle P . Epidemiology of respiratory infections among adults in Qatar (2012-2017). PLoS One. 2019; 14(6):e0218097. PMC: 6563968. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218097. View

14.

Schwarze J, Openshaw P, Jha A, Del Giacco S, Firinu D, Tsilochristou O . Influenza burden, prevention, and treatment in asthma-A scoping review by the EAACI Influenza in asthma task force. Allergy. 2017; 73(6):1151-1181. DOI: 10.1111/all.13333. View

15.

Al-Awaidy S, Hamid S, Al Obaidani I, Al Baqlani S, Al Busaidi S, Bawikar S . The Burden of Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations in Oman, January 2008-June 2013. PLoS One. 2015; 10(12):e0144186. PMC: 4671710. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144186. View

16.

Almusalam Y, Ghorab M, Alanezi S . Prevalence of influenza and pneumococcal vaccine uptake in Saudi type 2 diabetic individuals. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019; 8(6):2112-2119. PMC: 6618205. DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_265_19. View

17.

Benkouiten S, Al-Tawfiq J, Memish Z, AlBarrak A, Gautret P . Clinical respiratory infections and pneumonia during the Hajj pilgrimage: A systematic review. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2018; 28:15-26. PMC: 7110718. DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.12.002. View