Monthly Literature Search - Vaccine Promotion

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May 2025 Monthly Literature Search – Vaccine promotion

This month’s literature search focusses on vaccine promotion. The library highlights information about vaccine hesitancy and strategies to encourage vaccinations.

Grey literature

Immunisation and vaccination - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2024)

The burden of vaccine preventable diseases in Australia, Summary - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019)

National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance For health professionals | NCIRS

Full-text articles

Bolsewicz, K. T., Steffens, M. S., Karpish, L., Bullivant, B., Beard, F., & Clark, K. (2022). “Every interaction you have …should be an opportunity to discuss and offer influenza vaccination”. Health service perspectives on influenza vaccination promotion and delivery to Aboriginal families living in New South Wales, AustraliaVaccine40(40), 5814–5820.

Christou-Ergos, M., Bleicher, K., & Leask, J. (2024). Factors associated with vaccination intention and uptake over time in a sample of older AustraliansVaccine42(16), 3601–3606.

Desborough, J., Wright, M., Parkinson, A., Dykgraaf, S. H., Ball, L., Dut, G. M., Sturgiss, E., de Toca, L., & Kidd, M. (2022). What strategies have been effective in optimising COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Australia and internationally? Australian Journal of General Practice51(9), 725–730.

Deslauriers, F., Hoq, M., Kaufman, J., Enticott, J., Lavoie, K. L., Bacon, S. L., Boyle, J. A., & Danchin, M. (2024). Comparison of parent-reported motivators of non-vaccination for children 5–11 years old in Australia and Canada: Results of the iCARE study. Vaccine42(23), 126057.

Dickson, K., Aboltins, C., Pelly, J., & Jessup, R. L. (2023). Effective communication of COVID-19 vaccine information to recently-arrived culturally and linguistically diverse communities from the perspective of community engagement and partnership organisations: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research23(1), 877.

Dyda, A., Lawford, H., Lau, C. L., & Sampson, K. (2024). Investigating behaviours and attitudes regarding recommended vaccination in adults 50 years and above in Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health30(6).

Gonzalez-Chica, D., Frank, O., Edwards, J., Hoon, E., de Oliveira Bernardo, C., Knieriemen, A., & Stocks, N. (2024). Effectiveness of patient reminders on influenza vaccination coverage among adults with chronic conditions: A feasibility study in Australian general practices. Preventive Medicine184, 107983.

Hall, C. M., Northam, H., Webster, A., & Strickland, K. (2022). Determinants of seasonal influenza vaccination hesitancy among healthcare personnel: An integrative reviewJournal of Clinical Nursing31(15–16), 2112–2124.

Jennings, F. J., Leach, R. B., Lawson, B., Welch, E., Gentry, A., & Buechner, S. (2024). Narrative or Facts: Two Paths to Vaccine Advocacy. Journal of Health Communication29(10), 644–653.

Kaufman, J., Overmars, I., Fong, J., Tudravu, J., Devi, R., Volavola, L., Vodonaivalu, L., Jenkins, K., Leask, J., Seale, H., Mohamed, Y., Joshi, K., Datt, H., Sagan, S., Dynes, M., Hoq, M., & Danchin, M. (2024). Training health workers and community influencers to be Vaccine Champions: a mixed-methods RE-AIM evaluation. BMJ Global Health9(9), e015433.

Keen, M., Wen, S., Heussler, H., Tracey, J., Nasser, C., & Doyle, R. (2024). A novel drive‐through approach to vaccination of children and young people with neurodevelopmental disability. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health60(6), 164–167.

Lai, L. Y., Arshad, F., Areia, C., Alshammari, T. M., Alghoul, H., Casajust, P., Li, X., Dawoud, D., Nyberg, F., Pratt, N., Hripcsak, G., Suchard, M. A., Prieto-Alhambra, D., Ryan, P., & Schuemie, M. J. (2022). Current Approaches to Vaccine Safety Using Observational Data: A Rationale for the EUMAEUS (Evaluating Use of Methods for Adverse Events Under Surveillance-for Vaccines) Study Design. Frontiers in Pharmacology13.

Lu, L., Liu, J., Kim, S. J., Tao, R., McLeod, D. M., & Shah, D. v. (2024). The Effects of Numerical Evidence and Message Framing in Communicating Vaccine EfficacyJournal of Health Communication29(10), 654–662.

Martell, R., Reade, M., Boesch, L., Kaur, D. P., Kumar, S., McArthur, M., & Maar, M. A. (2025). The role of narratives in promoting vaccine confidence among Indigenous peoples in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand: a scoping review. International Journal for Equity in Health24(1), 63.

McGuinness, S. L., Eades, O., Seale, H., Cheng, A. C., & Leder, K. (2023). Pre-travel vaccine information needs, attitudes, drivers of uptake and the role for decision aids in travel medicine. Journal of Travel Medicine30(4).

Robinson, P., Degeling, C., Wiley, K., Carter, S., & Leask, J. (2025). Evidence gaps and challenges in maintaining and increasing vaccine uptake: A Delphi survey with Australian stakeholders. Health Promotion Journal of Australia36(1).

Sharif-Nia, H., She, L., Allen, K.-A., Marôco, J., Kaur, H., Arslan, G., Gorgulu, O., Osborne, J. W., Rahmatpour, P., & Khoshnavay Fomani, F. (2024). Parental hesitancy toward children vaccination: a multi-country psychometric and predictive study. BMC Public Health24(1), 1348.

Steffens, M. S., Bullivant, B., Kaufman, J., King, C., Danchin, M., Hoq, M., & Marques, M. D. (2023). Testing persuasive messages about booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines on intention to vaccinate in Australian adults: A randomised controlled trial. PLOS ONE18(6), e0286799.

Tuckerman, J., Harper, K., Sullivan, T. R., Cuthbert, A. R., Fereday, J., Couper, J., Smith, N., Tai, A., Kelly, A., Couper, R., Friswell, M., Flood, L., Blyth, C. C., Danchin, M., & Marshall, H. S. (2023). Short Message Service Reminder Nudge for Parents and Influenza Vaccination Uptake in Children and Adolescents With Special Risk Medical Conditions. JAMA Pediatrics177(4), 337.

Wang, B., Lassi, Z., Andraweera, P., Chen, G., Ong, J. J., McMillian, M., & Marshall, H. (2025). Pregnant women’s choices for preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Vaccine48, 126790.

White, B., Phuong, L., Roach, J., Teggelove, N., & Wallace, H. (2023). Pandemics, infodemics and health promotion. Health Promotion Journal of Australia34(1), 169–172.

Zhang, B., Chen, L., & Moe, A. (2024). Examining the Effects of Social Media Warning Labels on Perceived Credibility and Intent to Engage with Health Misinformation: The Moderating Role of Vaccine Hesitancy. Journal of Health Communication29(9), 556–565.