The association between healthcare access and shingles vaccination among older adults in Virginia, United States
Individuals with health insurance and access to a primary healthcare provider were significantly more likely to receive the shingles vaccine compared to those without such access. Moreover, the prevalence of shingles vaccination during the pandemic period was substantially higher compared with shingles vaccination before the pandemic.
Authors
- Chidozie Declan Iwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5721-6425)
- Julia E. Hood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2671-3442)
- Alyson J. Littman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4247-8286)
- Pramita Shrestha
Institutions
- Public Health – Seattle & King County (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Health Services Research & Development (US)
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
- Kathmandu University (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316429
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06