Reply to letter to the Editor from S. C. Arya and N. Agarwal

Phung Lang; Christoph Hatz; Fabio Valeri

doi:10.4414/smw.2015.14025

Author reply to technical comment

Vol. 145 No. 0708 (2015)

Reply to letter to the Editor from S. C. Arya and N. Agarwal

Phung Lang
Christoph Hatz
Fabio Valeri

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2015.14025
Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14025
Published: 08.02.2015

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Arya SC, Agarwal N. Letter to the editor concerning: "Immunisation coverage of adults: a vaccination counselling campaign in the pharmacies in Switzerland". Swiss Med Wkly. 2014;144:w14023. http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2014-14023
Yaqub O, Castle-Clarke S, Sevdalis N, Chataway J. Attitudes to vaccination: A critical review. Soc Sci Med. 2014;112C:1–11. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.04.018. Epub 201.
Stefanoff P, Mamelund SE, Robinson M, Netterlid E, Tuells J, et al. Tracking parental attitudes on vaccination across European countries: the Vaccine Safety, Attitudes, Training and Communication Project (VACSATC). Vaccine. 2010;28:5731–7.
Cassell, JA, Leach M, Poltorak, MS, Mercer CH, Iversen A, Fairhead JR. Is the cultural context of MMR rejection a key to an effective public health discourse? Pub Health. 2006;120:783–94.
Dannetun E, Tegnell A, Hermansson G, Giesecke J. Parents' reported reasons for avoiding MMR vaccination. Scan J Prim Health Care. 2005;23:149–53.
Zuzak TJ, Zuzak-Siegrist I, Rist L, Staubli G, Simoes-Wüst AP. Attitudes towards vaccination: users of complementary and alternative medicine versus non-users. Swiss Med Wkly. 2008;138 (47–48):713–8.
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Bundesamt für Gesundheit. Nationale Strategie zur Masernelimination 2011–2015. (National strategy for measles elimination 2011–2015). Feb 2012.
Lang P, Valeri F, Piller U, Held L, Hatz C. Measles containing vaccine coverage among adolescents in switzerland: do school vaccination programs matter? Paper presented at: Re-Organizing Health Systems. 7th Annual Conference of the Swiss Society of Public Health. 2012;30–1:Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Valeri F, Hatz C, Jordan D, Leuthold C, Czock A, Lang P. Immunisation coverage of adults: a vaccination counselling campaign in the pharmacies in Switzerland. Swiss Med Wkly. 2014;144:w13955. http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2014-13955/

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[1] Arya SC, Agarwal N. Letter to the editor concerning: "Immunisation coverage of adults: a vaccination counselling campaign in the pharmacies in Switzerland". Swiss Med Wkly. 2014;144:w14023. http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2014-14023

[2] Yaqub O, Castle-Clarke S, Sevdalis N, Chataway J. Attitudes to vaccination: A critical review. Soc Sci Med. 2014;112C:1–11. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.04.018. Epub 201.

[3] Stefanoff P, Mamelund SE, Robinson M, Netterlid E, Tuells J, et al. Tracking parental attitudes on vaccination across European countries: the Vaccine Safety, Attitudes, Training and Communication Project (VACSATC). Vaccine. 2010;28:5731–7.

[4] Cassell, JA, Leach M, Poltorak, MS, Mercer CH, Iversen A, Fairhead JR. Is the cultural context of MMR rejection a key to an effective public health discourse? Pub Health. 2006;120:783–94.

[5] Dannetun E, Tegnell A, Hermansson G, Giesecke J. Parents' reported reasons for avoiding MMR vaccination. Scan J Prim Health Care. 2005;23:149–53.

[6] Zuzak TJ, Zuzak-Siegrist I, Rist L, Staubli G, Simoes-Wüst AP. Attitudes towards vaccination: users of complementary and alternative medicine versus non-users. Swiss Med Wkly. 2008;138 (47–48):713–8.

[7] Heininger U. An internet-based survey on parental attitudes towards immunization. Vaccine. 2006;24(37–39):6351–5. Epub 2006 Jun 5.

[8] Bundesamt für Gesundheit. Nationale Strategie zur Masernelimination 2011–2015. (National strategy for measles elimination 2011–2015). Feb 2012.

[9] Lang P, Valeri F, Piller U, Held L, Hatz C. Measles containing vaccine coverage among adolescents in switzerland: do school vaccination programs matter? Paper presented at: Re-Organizing Health Systems. 7th Annual Conference of the Swiss Society of Public Health. 2012;30–1:Lausanne, Switzerland.

[10] Simone B, Carrillo-Santisteve P, Lopalco PL. Healthcare workers' role in keeping MMR vaccination uptake high in Europe: a review of evidence. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(26):pii=20206. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20206

[11] http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/medizin/00682/00685/02133/index.html?lang=de Accessed on 26/6/2014.

[12] Bundesamt für Gesundheit. Masernimpfung in der Schweiz im 2012 – Resultate einer nationalen Bevölkerungsbefragung zum Thema Masern. (Measles vaccination in Switzerland in 2012 – results from a population survey regarding measles). Bull BAG. 2013;17:278–83. German.

[13] Valeri F, Hatz C, Jordan D, Leuthold C, Czock A, Lang P. Immunisation coverage of adults: a vaccination counselling campaign in the pharmacies in Switzerland. Swiss Med Wkly. 2014;144:w13955. http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2014-13955/