Publications

Authors:

Lugoboni, F.; Stella, L.; Zamboni, L.; Campagnari, S.; Fusina, F.; De Bernardis, E.

Title:

COVID-19 vaccination and drug users: past, present, and future

Year:

2022

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

Elettronico

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH

ISSN of journal:

2279-9028

N° Volume:

11

Number or Folder:

3

Page numbers:

1-6

Keyword:

COVID-19; addiction; addiction treatment; vaccine

Short description of contents:

Vaccination against COVID-19 is crucial in the attempt of containing the virus' spread, but facing a viral pathogen with such a high prevalence means that vaccination strategies are facing an unprecedented situation. People that use illicit drugs may have elevated risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19 given their high prevalence of underlying medical conditions, including respiratory and pulmonary disease, chronic liver disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions, diabetes, and compromised immune systems. Despite a widespread distribution on the Italian territory, a large presence of health personnel and a long-standing experience in vaccinations, addiction clinics have yet to be involved in the vaccination campaign against COVID-19. The aim of this study was to investigate the beliefs of drug users attending some Italian addiction clinics, in order to envisage any vaccine administration strategies involving the services themselves. A questionnaire used for the Italian general population to investigate the relative importance of some factors in influencing the propensity to vaccinate against COVID-19, was administrated to drug users in a multicenter survey. The majority of respondents expressed general confidence in vaccines and a good willingness to undergo vaccination. Given strong peer networks, high coverage of treatment and harm reduction interventions, Italian public addiction clinics could play a strategic role in administering the vaccine in this hard-to-reach population, usefully aiding the global campaign against the virus.

Web page:

https://doi.org/10.1177/22799036221105314

Product ID:

129267

Handle IRIS:

11562/1073328

Last Modified:

February 23, 2023

Bibliographic citation:

Lugoboni, F.; Stella, L.; Zamboni, L.; Campagnari, S.; Fusina, F.; De Bernardis, E., COVID-19 vaccination and drug users: past, present, and future «JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH» , vol. 11 , n. 3 , 2022 , pp. 1-6

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