Olivia Price, Rosie Swanton, Jason Grebely, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Paige Webb, Amy Peacock, Gregory J Dore, Benjamin C Cowie, Peter Vickerman, Louisa Degenhardt
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. We aimed to determine vaccination coverage among people who inject drugs globally. METHODOLOGY: We conducted systematic searches of the peer-reviewed and grey literature, date limited from January 2008 to August 2023, focusing on diseases for which people who inject drugs are at elevated risk for and for which an adult vaccination dose is recommended (COVID-19, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, human papillomavirus, influenza, pneumococcal disease, tetanus)...
March 18, 2024: International Journal on Drug Policy