Determinants of shingles vaccine acceptance in the United Kingdom

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220230
• Publication Date: 2019-08-01T17:33:31Z
• Authors: Hélène Bricout; Laurence Torcel-P...; Coralie Lecomte; Mariana F. Almas; Ian Matthews; Xiaoyan Lu; Ana Wheelock; Nick Sevdalis
• Keywords: Shingles

The United Kingdom (UK) was the first European country to introduce a national immunisation program for shingles (2013-2014). That year, vaccination coverage ranged from 50 64% across UK, but uptake has declined ever since. This study explored determinants of acceptance vaccine in UK.