Increasing influenza and pneumococcal vaccine uptake in the elderly: study protocol for the multi-methods prospective intervention study Vaccination60+

• Main Authors: Cornelia Betsch (Author), Constanze Rossmann (Author), Mathias W. Pletz (Author), Horst C. Vollmar (Author), Antje Freytag (Author), Ole Wichmann (Author), Regina Hanke (Author), Wolfgang Hanke (Author), Dorothee Heinemeier (Author), Philipp Schmid (Author), Sarah Eitze (Author), Winja Weber (Author), Anne Reinhardt (Author), Nora K. Küpke (Author), Christina Forstner (Author), Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek (Author), Anna Mikolajetz (Author), Josephine Römhild (Author), Julia Neufeind (Author), Thorsten Rieck (Author), Kasia Suchecka (Author), Konrad Reinhart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination can prevent disease and potentially life-threatening complications like sepsis. Elderly people have an increased risk of severe disease and therefore constitute a major target group for vaccination. To increase vaccination coverage, targeted...