Since the flu pandemic of 2009 (with exception of the two pandemic years), our ‘flu seasons tended to have followed a low and late pattern. By this I mean influenza starts circulating around January...
Influenza A is an enveloped, segmented, negative-strand RNA virus, belonging to the Orthomyxoviridae family. Influenza A viruses are divided into subtypes based on the proteins on the surface of the...
This systematic review followed PRISMA guidelines (Prisma, 2020). Our inclusion criteria comprised of peer reviewed systematic reviews, intervention studies (randomised controlled trials,...
The range of psychological, physical and contextual barriers to vaccination uptake are set out in a previous paper (While, 2021).
The WHO commissioned a systematic review due to concern related to influenza vaccine hesitancy across the globe, which was particularly evident during the 2009–2010 H1N1 pandemic (WHO, 2016). The...
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