A qualitative interview study exploring barriers and facilitators to uptake of measles vaccination among healthcare workers at a London hospital
Making vaccination accessible, increasing knowledge and awareness of measles and measles vaccination, and prompting those who require vaccination may support vaccination decisions. A central, easy-to-access App or portal which sends reminders for boosters may reduce the number of HCW who are unsure of their vaccination status.
Authors
- Nikki Heinze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4529-3460)
- Dale Weston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5304-7572)
- G. James Rubin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4440-0570)
- Louise Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1277-2564)
- Jasmin Islam
- Carmel Curtis
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Office of Readiness and Response (US)
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- UK Health Security Agency (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1621699
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- University of East Anglia
- King's College London