The effect of pandemic and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns on influenza and pneumococcal vaccination trends in patients with chronic diseases

Year 2022, , 619 - 624, 15.03.2022

Osman İnan , Enes Şahiner

https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1062666

Abstract

Aim: We planned this study to examine whether the measures taken against COVID-19 infection during the pandemic and COVID-19 vaccination process raise awareness about influenza and pneumococcal vaccines for patients in the risk group.
Material and Method: Patients over the age of 18 who were in the risk group according to CDC and had chronic diseases requiring influenza and pneumococcal vaccination were included in the study. A questionnaire consisting of seven questions was applied to all volunteers, showing their clinical demographic findings, their vaccination history, and whether the pandemic and COVID-19 vaccination processes contributed to the vaccination processes.
Results: It was found that 42.5% of the entire population had had a preventive vaccine before. With the COVID-19 pandemic, it was determined by the survey that 74.7% of the people would get their preventive vaccinations regularly from now on. After that, it was determined that the pandemic and COVID-19 vaccination processes were effective at a rate of 57.9% in the formation of this idea in the group that wanted to get a preventive vaccine.
Conclusion: As a result, the idea of having a preventive vaccination compared to the period before the pandemic increased during the pandemic period in relation to the events experienced in the pandemic. In this, it was determined that catching COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and intensive care unit admission and COVID-19 vaccination campaigns were effective in the cases in the risk group.

Keywords

chronic kidney disease, diabetes, hearth disease, influenza, pneumococ, vaccine

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