Hospital-Based Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination for Cancer Patients on Active Treatment and Their Family Members during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: A Single-Center Experience

• Published in: Vaccines (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 6; p. 642
• Main Authors: Dalu, Davide, Ridolfo, Anna Lisa, Ruggieri, Lorenzo, Cona, Maria Silvia, Riva, Agostino, De Francesco, Davide, Tricella, Chiara, Fasola, Cinzia, Ferrario, Sabrina, Gambaro, Anna, Lombardi Stocchetti, Benedetta, Smiroldo, Valeria, Rebecchi, Gaia, Piva, Sheila, Carrozzo, Giorgia, Antinori, Spinello, La Verde, Nicla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.06.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Bacterial pneumonia; Cancer; Cancer patients; Cancer vaccines; Care and treatment; COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; Dosage and administration; Epidemics; Family; Feasibility; Feasibility studies; Health services; Hematology; hospital vaccination; Hospitals; Immunization; Immunosuppression; Influenza; Italy; Medical records; Morbidity; Mortality; Observational studies; Oncology; Outpatient care facilities; Pandemics; Patients; pneumococcal; Pneumonia; Population; Population studies; Prevention; Public health; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social aspects; Streptococcus infections; Vaccines; Viral vaccines; Italy; United States > US; influenza; cancer; pneumococcal; hospital vaccination

In patients with cancer, tumor- and treatment-induced immunosuppression are responsible for a four-fold increase in morbidity and mortality caused by influenza and invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections compared to the general population. The main oncology societies strongly recommend vaccinat...