Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Uptake: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study

Overview

Journal Vaccines (Basel)

Date 2023 May 27

PMID 37243090

Authors

Chieh Lan

Yi-Chun Chen

Ye-In Chang

Po-Chun Chuang

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Abstract

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, global vaccination efforts declined due to the burden on health systems and community resistance to epidemic control measures. Influenza and pneumococcal vaccines have been recommended for vulnerable populations to prevent severe pneumonia. We investigated community response towards influenza and pneumococcal vaccines (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine) after the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. We retrospectively included adults who visited Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) institutions for influenza or pneumococcal vaccination from January 2018 to December 2021. The first case of COVID-19 in Taiwan was detected in January 2020; therefore, in this study, hospitalized cases from January 2018 to December 2019 were defined as "before COVID-19 outbreak," and hospitalized cases from January 2020 to December 2021 were defined as "after COVID-19 outbreak". A total of 105,386 adults were enrolled in the study. An increase in influenza vaccination ( = 33,139 vs. = 62,634) and pneumococcal vaccination ( = 3035 vs. = 4260) were observed after the COVID-19 outbreak. In addition, there was an increased willingness to receive both influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations among women, adults without underlying disease and younger adults. The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased awareness of the importance of vaccination in Taiwan.

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