Review

. 2020;16(1):7-15.

doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1640556. Epub 2019 Jul 24.

Vaccination in people with disability: a review

Jenny O'Neill^{1

2

3}, Fiona Newall^{2

4

5

6

7}, Giuliana Antolovich^{1

3}, Sally Lima^{5

7

8}, Margie Danchin^{2

9

10

11}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurodevelopment and Disability, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
² The Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Developmental Disability and Rehabilitation Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Department of Haematology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Nursing Research, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
⁶ Clinical Haematology Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia.
⁷ The Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
⁸ Clinical Learning and Development Unit, Bendigo Health, Victoria, Australia.
⁹ Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
¹⁰ Vaccine and Immunisation Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
¹¹ The School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 31287773
PMCID: PMC7012164
DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1640556

Review

Vaccination in people with disability: a review

Jenny O'Neill et al. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2020.

. 2020;16(1):7-15.

doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1640556. Epub 2019 Jul 24.

Authors

Jenny O'Neill^{1

2

3}, Fiona Newall^{2

4

5

6

7}, Giuliana Antolovich^{1

3}, Sally Lima^{5

7

8}, Margie Danchin^{2

9

10

11}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurodevelopment and Disability, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
² The Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Developmental Disability and Rehabilitation Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
⁴ Department of Haematology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
⁵ Nursing Research, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
⁶ Clinical Haematology Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia.
⁷ The Department of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
⁸ Clinical Learning and Development Unit, Bendigo Health, Victoria, Australia.
⁹ Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
¹⁰ Vaccine and Immunisation Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
¹¹ The School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 31287773
PMCID: PMC7012164
DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1640556

Abstract

People with disabilities are vulnerable to complications from vaccine-preventable diseases, and every effort should be made to ensure equitable access to immunization for this population. This paper aims to summarize the research on immunizations in people with disabilities, in order to ensure a comprehensive understanding of knowledge in this area and direct further research. The literature is weighted towards coverage data that is difficult to synthesize because of the different definitions of disability, and the variety of settings, vaccinations and age groups across the studies. In-depth qualitative data and data from a variety of health-care providers and people with disability is notably lacking. This is vital to redress in order to develop effective immunization interventions in this population.

Keywords: Immunization; disability; equity; health.

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