Development of a road map to scale up the uptake and utilization of influenza vaccine in 22 countries of Eastern Mediterranean Region

Chughtai, Abrar Ahmad; Mohammed, Shaza A; Ariqi, Lubna Al; McCarron, Margaret; Bresee, Joseph S.; Abubakar, Abdinasir; Khan, Wasiq

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.09.051

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“…To prevent seasonal influenza outbreaks in Saudi Arabia, greater efforts should be undertaken to ensure Saudi citizens and residents have a seasonal influenza vaccine. Saudi Arabia currently has an influenza surveillance program, requires seasonal influenza vaccines for local religious pilgrims, and has authorized pharmacies to provide the vaccines ( Chughtai et al, 2022 , Al Awaidi et al, 2018 ). The Saudi Ministry of Health covers the cost of seasonal influenza vaccinations in their clinics and requires private health insurance plans to cover the vaccinations ( Al Awaidi et al, 2018 ).…”

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“…The Saudi Ministry of Health launched several seasonal influenza vaccination public awareness campaigns in different years to increase vaccination rates among high-risk groups (healthcare workers, pregnant women, patients with chronic conditions, children and older adults) ( Ministry of Health, 2014 , Ministry of Health, 2015 , Ministry of Health, 2020 ). These efforts have led to an increase vaccination rates among healthcare workers ( Chughtai et al, 2022 ). However, more targeted vaccination campaigns may need to be established to increase vaccination rates among average citizens across the country.…”

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Low uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination in Al-Jouf region of Saudi Arabia

Alzahrani¹,

Felix²,

-Etesh³

2023

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

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Low uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination in Al-Jouf region of Saudi Arabia

Alzahrani¹,

Felix²,

-Etesh³

2023

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

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“…This led to the development of 12 overarching themes, which each contained multiple sub-themes, re ecting the scope of each topic. Only two articles included topics that were relevant to all the themes identi ed in this scoping review 30,38 . Socio-cultural factors and communication emerged as the most prominent theme across the guidance documents.…”

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“…This scoping review has identi ed numerous guidance documents that aim to identify these factors. Of the 38 texts identi ed in this review, only two 30,38 (which were focussed on a speci c disease (e.g. in uenza) or population group (e.g.…”

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Identifying factors that can be used to assess a country’s readiness to deploy a new vaccine or improve uptake of an underutilized vaccine: a scoping review

Bhatt,

Monk,

Bhatti

et al. 2023

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Objectives Identifying whether a country is ready to deploy a new vaccine or improve uptake of an existing vaccine requires knowledge of a diverse range of interdependent, context-specific factors. This scoping review aims to identify common themes that emerge across articles, which include tools or guidance, that can be used to establish whether a country is ready to deploy a new vaccine or increase uptake of an underutilized vaccine. Design Scoping review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. Data Sources Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Web of Science were searched for articles published until 09-Sep-2023. Relevant articles were also identified through expert opinion. Eligibility Criteria Articles published in any year or language that included tools or guidance to identify factors that influence a country’s readiness to deploy a new or underutilized vaccine. Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers screened records and performed data extraction. Findings were synthesized by conducting a thematic analysis. Results Thirty-eight articles met our inclusion criteria; these documents were created using methodologies including expert review panels and Delphi surveys and varied in terms of content and context-of-use. Twelve common themes were identified relevant to a country’s readiness to deploy a new or underutilized vaccine. These themes were: (i) legal, political, and professional consensus; (ii) socio-cultural factors and communication; (iii) policy, guidelines, and regulations; (iv) financing; (v) vaccine characteristics and supply logistics; (vi) program planning; (vii) program monitoring and evaluation; (viii) sustainable and integrated healthcare provision; (ix) safety surveillance and reporting; (x) disease burden and characteristics; (xi) vaccination equity; and (xii) human resources and training of professionals. Conclusions This information has the potential to form the basis of a globally applicable evidence-based vaccine readiness assessment tool that can inform policy and immunization program decision-makers.

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Identifying factors that can be used to assess a country’s readiness to deploy a new vaccine or improve uptake of an underutilised vaccine: a scoping review

Bhatt,

Monk,

Bhatti

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesIdentifying whether a country is ready to deploy a new vaccine or improve uptake of an existing vaccine requires knowledge of a diverse range of interdependent, context-specific factors. This scoping review aims to identify common themes that emerge across articles, which include tools or guidance that can be used to establish whether a country is ready to deploy a new vaccine or increase uptake of an underutilised vaccine.DesignScoping review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews guidelines.Data sourcesEmbase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Web of Science were searched for articles published until 9 September 2023. Relevant articles were also identified through expert opinion.Eligibility criteriaArticles published in any year or language that included tools or guidance to identify factors that influence a country’s readiness to deploy a new or underutilised vaccine.Data extraction and synthesisTwo independent reviewers screened records and performed data extraction. Findings were synthesised by conducting a thematic analysis.Results38 articles met our inclusion criteria; these documents were created using methodologies including expert review panels and Delphi surveys and varied in terms of content and context-of-use. 12 common themes were identified relevant to a country’s readiness to deploy a new or underutilised vaccine. These themes were as follows: (1) legal, political and professional consensus; (2) sociocultural factors and communication; (3) policy, guidelines and regulations; (4) financing; (5) vaccine characteristics and supply logistics; (6) programme planning; (7) programme monitoring and evaluation; (8) sustainable and integrated healthcare provision; (9) safety surveillance and reporting; (10) disease burden and characteristics; (11) vaccination equity and (12) human resources and training of professionals.ConclusionsThis information has the potential to form the basis of a globally applicable evidence-based vaccine readiness assessment tool that can inform policy and immunisation programme decision-makers.

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Development of a road map to scale up the uptake and utilization of influenza vaccine in 22 countries of Eastern Mediterranean Region

Cited by 4 publications

References 38 publications

Low uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination in Al-Jouf region of Saudi Arabia

Low uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination in Al-Jouf region of Saudi Arabia

Identifying factors that can be used to assess a country’s readiness to deploy a new vaccine or improve uptake of an underutilized vaccine: a scoping review

Identifying factors that can be used to assess a country’s readiness to deploy a new vaccine or improve uptake of an underutilised vaccine: a scoping review

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