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February 14, 2026VaccinesOpen Access

Evaluating a Tailored Quality Improvement Intervention to Improve Vaccination Coverage in Sydney Residential Aged Care Facilities

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CMCourtney McGregorLTLauren TillmanLMLisa Maude

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Overview

Quality improvement initiative reports increased vaccination coverage in aged care residents, suggesting effective intervention strategies.

Key Points

  • To assess if tailored quality improvement interventions can enhance vaccination coverage among aged care residents.
  • Quasi-experimental pre–post design assessed vaccination improvement.
  • Interventions included developing resources for consent, planning, and tracking vaccinations.
  • Vaccination rates were measured using resident lists and data from the Australian Immunisation Register at two time points.
  • 74% of residents were registered in the Australian Immunisation Register post-intervention.
  • Shingles vaccination improved by +23.4%, pneumococcal by +14.2%, and influenza by +10.9%.
  • COVID-19 coverage decreased by 7.4% after a 6-month reporting interval.
  • 45% of staff reported discrepancies in vaccination data, highlighting potential underreporting.

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McGregor et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6990113f2ccff479cfe57cdfhttps://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines14020171
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