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August 19, 2026Australasian Journal on Ageing

Integrating Pharmacists Into Aged Care Vaccination: Strengthening Public Health Immunisation Systems Through the Aged Care on‐Site Pharmacist Program ( ACOP ) in Australia

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JWJennifer WhiteMVMegan VilderPMPeter Murray

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Overview

Mixed methods study reveals increased influenza vaccination rates in residential aged care homes following on-site pharmacist integration, indicating embedded pharmacists enhance immunisation systems.

Key Points

  • To examine system-level changes in residential aged care home influenza vaccination coverage following the rollout of the Aged Care On-site Pharmacist program and assess stakeholder implementation experiences.
  • Conducted a convergent mixed methods study in the Hunter New England Local Health District, Australia.
  • Compared Australian Immunisation Register influenza vaccination rates for aged care residents between baseline (June 2024) and one year post-implementation (August 2025).
  • Conducted semi-structured interviews with aged care managers (n = 10) and pharmacist immunizers (n = 12) to evaluate delivery workflows and implementation experiences.
  • The proportion of residential aged care homes achieving ≥ 80% influenza vaccination coverage increased from 29% in 2024 to 64% in 2025.
  • Qualitative analysis identified five key implementation themes: partnership strengthening, enhanced vaccination workflow, operational barrier mitigation, improved data access, and funding sustainability concerns.

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White et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8563d703308d306e2d740dhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70223
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