August 19, 2019

The most common reasons for low vaccination take-up rates, which are similar across most high-income countries in the context of influenza vaccines, are lack of recommendation by healthcare providers, lack of knowledge (including misconceptions) about influenza and influenza vaccines, concerns about vaccine efficacy and side effects, and lack of opportunities for vaccination. Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, Programme Leader (Infectious Diseases), and Associate Professor Alex Cook, Vice Dean (Research), suggest a multipronged approach to improve adult vaccination coverage in Singapore. These include running recurrent, consistent and targeted education campaigns toRead more