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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Flu and COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions among University Students
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Pastorino, Roberta Villani, Leonardo Mariani, Marco Ricciardi, Walter Graffigna, Guendalina Boccia, Stefania |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Flu vaccination for the general population, and specifically for vulnerable subgroups, brings the potential to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of mobility, mortality, and hospitalizations. In Italy, flu vaccination is recommended to all ≥6 months of age, even if it is only free of charge for specific categories. We investigated the intentions towards flu and COVID-19 vaccinations from a sample of 436 Italian university students. Results of a web-based survey show that 77.52% of them were willing to get the flu vaccine and 94.73% were willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when available. We identified positive predictive factors to undertake flu vaccination as being a medical student, having undertaken a previous vaccination against flu, and having a high level of concern and perceived vulnerability to the COVID-19 pandemic. Reinforced public health activities might consider engaging university students a as possible “positive influencer” towards flu and COVID-19 vaccination programs. |
| Starting Page | 70 |
| e-ISSN | 2076393X |
| DOI | 10.3390/vaccines9020070 |
| Journal | Vaccines |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-01-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Vaccines Biomedical Social Sciences Covid-19 Vaccination Flu Vaccination Students |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
