A systematic review and meta-analysis of the global prevalence and determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in people living with HIV

SK Sulaiman, MS Musa, FI Tsiga-Ahmed… - Nature Human …, 2024 - nature.com
People living with HIV (PLHIV) are at higher risk of poor outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Here we report the pooled prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance/uptake and …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccination coverage among people who inject drugs: A systematic review

O Price, R Swanton, J Grebely, B Hajarizadeh… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background People who inject drugs may be at excess risk of acquiring vaccine-preventable
diseases and negative associated health outcomes, but experience barriers to vaccination …

Identifying barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination uptake among People Who Use Drugs in Canada: a National Qualitative Study

F Ali, A Kaura, C Russell, M Bonn, J Bruneau… - Harm Reduction …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) have lower vaccination uptake than
the general population, and disproportionately experience the burden of harms from vaccine …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 testing, diagnosis and COVID-19 disease among individuals prescribed opioid-agonist treatment: a nationwide …

M Glancy, A Yeung, A McAuley, N Palmateer… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment (OAT), the risk of COVID-19
infection and disease may be higher owing to underlying health problems and vulnerable …

Opiate maintenance patients' attitudes and self-reported adherence to protective measures against SARS-CoV-2 infections

M Specka, T Kröckert, M Trilling, U Bonnet… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic we assessed to which extent patients in opioid
maintenance treatment (OMT) adhere to official recommendations regarding preventive …

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and humoral immune responses to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines among people who use drugs-in the light of tailored mitigating …

LEC Wüsthoff, F Lund-Johansen, K Henriksen… - Harm Reduction …, 2024 - Springer
Background During the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a surprisingly low
incidence of SARS-CoV-2 among People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) in Oslo, Norway, despite …

[HTML][HTML] High COVID-19 vaccine uptake following initial hesitancy among people in Australia who inject drugs

O Price, P Dietze, L Maher, GJ Dore, R Sutherland… - Vaccine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have reported high COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among
people who inject drugs. We aimed to examine COVID-19 vaccine coverage, motivations …

A Systematic Review of Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake, Hesitancy, and Acceptability Among Adults with HIV: Implications for Integrating COVID-19 …

A Gray, SY Alemohammad, D Ramírez-Ortiz… - AIDS Patient Care …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
The COVID-19 virus, once a public health emergency, is now endemic. Immunization
remains an important measure for mitigating high levels of disease, morbidity, and mortality …

COVID-19 vaccine implementation at a syringe services program: experiences of frontline staff

M Plesons, SE Soto Sugar, R Chimbaru… - BMC health services …, 2024 - Springer
Background While people with substance use disorders, including people who inject drugs
(PWID), experience increased risk for COVID-19 infection and adverse outcomes, COVID-19 …

COVID-19 vaccination uptake and determinants of booster vaccination among persons who inject drugs in New York City

M Khezri, C McKnight, CA Weng, S Kimball… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Persons who inject drugs (PWID) may be unengaged with healthcare services
and face an elevated risk of severe morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19 due to …