Influenza vaccination among adults with cardiovascular disease in the United States: Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2018-2019

Am Heart J. 2022 Feb:244:50-53. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.09.004. Epub 2021 Sep 29.

Abstract

Influenza causes significant morbidity and mortality among adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD). In nationally representative surveys of 101,210 individuals with CVD conducted in 2018 and 2019, the self-reported rate of vaccination was only 50%, with significant disparities by race and education. We advocate that cardiologists not only routinely emphasize vaccination but capitalize on the opportunity to vaccinate patients at office visits to improve overall rates of vaccination and their associated racial disparities.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / prevention & control
  • Educational Status
  • Humans
  • Influenza Vaccines*
  • Influenza, Human* / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human* / prevention & control
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Vaccination

Substances

  • Influenza Vaccines