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Influenza/Pneumococcus Vaccine

"Ten-Year Durability and Success of an Organized Program to Increase Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates Among, High-Risk Adults."

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 28th, 1998

According to the author's abstract of an article published in American Journal of Medicine, "Purpose: Influenza and pneumococcal vaccines are underused. Systems approaches that incorporate administrative and organizational strategies are more successful than education of providers for improving vaccination rates. Little has been published on the long-term success and durability of such efforts. Methods: We performed a 10-year time-series study to examine the durability and success of an ongoing, multifaceted, institution-wide influenza and pneumococcal vaccination program. The program was first implemented at the Minneapolis [Minnesota] Department of Veterans Affairs...

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