Putting Adult Vaccine Recommendations Into Action

Special Articles13 February 2024Putting Adult Vaccine Recommendations Into ActionChristine Laine, MD, MPH, Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA, and Darilyn V. Moyer, MDChristine Laine, MD, MPHEditor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.)Search for more papers by this author, Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHAChief Science Officer, American College of Physicians (A.Q.)Search for more papers by this author, and Darilyn V. Moyer, MDExecutive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, American College of Physicians (D.V.M.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M24-0242 CME/MOC SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Vaccinations, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), are an essential component of comprehensive adult health care (1). Yet, adult vaccination rates in the United States are suboptimal, leaving individuals, and in many cases also others in their communities, at risk for preventable illness. As a greater array of adult vaccines become available and dosing schedules and indications evolve, many factors contribute to suboptimal vaccination rates, including failure to think of vaccines as a regular component of adult care, physicians' and other clinicians' confusion about the recommendations, and vaccine hesitancy ...References1. Murthy N, Wodi AP, McNally VV, et al; Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Recommended adult immunization schedule, United States, 2024. Ann Intern Med. 12 January 2024. [Epub ahead of print.] [PMID: 38206843] doi:10.7326/M23-3269 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Ratzan SC, Parker RM, Rabin KH, et al. Quality health communication is critical to optimal adult immunization. Ann Intern Med. 12 January 2024. [Epub ahead of print.] [PMID: 38206842] doi:10.7326/M23-3452 LinkGoogle Scholar3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. PneumoRecs VaxAdvisor mobile app for vaccine providers. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/pneumo/hcp/pneumoapp.html on 7 February 2024. Google Scholar4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clinical decision support for immunization (CDSi). Accessed at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/iis/cdsi.html on 7 February 2024. Google Scholar5. Tenforde MW, Dawood FS, Ellington SR, et al. Communicating the value of influenza vaccines to patients: translating vaccine effectiveness to acceptance [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2023;176:1670-1671. [PMID: 38011706] doi:10.7326/M23-2802 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Christine Laine, MD, MPH; Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA; Darilyn V. Moyer, MDAffiliations: Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine (C.L.)Chief Science Officer, American College of Physicians (A.Q.)Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, American College of Physicians (D.V.M.)Disclosures: All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M24-0242.Editors' Disclosures: The editors have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Individual forms may be viewed at www.annals.org/editorsdisclosures.Corresponding Author: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine, 190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106; e-mail, claine@acponline.org.This article was published at Annals.org on 13 February 2024. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics LatestKeywordsInfectious diseasesPrevention, policy, and public healthPreventive medicineVaccines ePublished: 13 February 2024 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2024 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...