Pneumococcal vaccination in elderly care facilities in Japan: A cross-sectional, web-based survey.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated pneumococcal vaccination status using evaluable data collected from 445 of 1,313 managing directors of elderly care facilities in Japan through an online survey (September 5, 2022-November 25, 2022; UMIN000048747); comparisons were made with the influenza (2021-2022 vaccination only) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination status. Among facilities who kept pneumococcal vaccination records (n = 42), the mean pneumococcal vaccination rate was 31.1%, with the rate being higher for the influenza (93.1%; n = 234) and COVID-19 (94.3%; n = 285) vaccines. Overall, excluding facilities that answered that the corresponding vaccine status at their sites was unknown, the percentage of facilities with high vaccination rates (80% to 100%) was substan

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11810092 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature