Abstract
An important aspect that should be further considered in any strategy meant to increase the adhesion rate to vaccinations is the role of doctors in Primary Health Care, particularly in the vaccination against influenza, which in many countries is administered mainly by them. To improve vaccination coverage it is necessary to act on several factors: the education of the population with direct information to parents and relatives of the patients to be vaccinated, by means of State intervention with the introduction of compulsory vaccination for groups at risk, of cost reduction or the offer of free vaccinations (something not always possible in some parts of the world). Proper information to people about the risks and the benefits of vaccination is still the “gold standard” of medical intervention. It is often associated to systems of “call-reminder”, which are meant to assist the individual to become aware of when and how to respond to the call of vaccination in the various stages of life. Among these useful tools are now absolutely considered e-mails, SMS, traditional letters, social networks. The results, of course, are not the same at all ages and for all vaccinations.
Citation
Nicolellis F. Vaccination against Influenza. SM Vaccine Vaccin. 2016; 2(1): 1015.