Francesco De Caro, Francesca Malatesta, Nadia Pecoraro, Mario Capunzo, Luna Carpinelli, Simona Caruccio, Giuseppina Cersosimo, Maria Costantino, Claudio Giordano, Walter Longanella, Vincenzo Patella, Arcangelo Saggese Tozzi, Giulia Savarese, Pio Sinopoli, Emilia Anna Vozzella, Giuseppina Moccia
BACKGROUND: A nudge intervention against Herpes Zoster, created and implemented in Italy, is presented in order to administer the Shingrix vaccine on a sample of frail patients, as required by the National Prevention Plan. Individual and contextual factors associated with vaccine adherence were investigated. METHOD: 300 frail adult subjects underwent a full vaccine cycle with recombinant-Shingrix vaccine (RZV vaccine). Hospital Presidia of the Salerno University Hospital Authority, a Hospital Presidium of the Salerno Local Health Authority, and the Public Health Laboratory of the University of Salerno (Campania) participated in the intervention...
April 19, 2024: Vaccines