دورية أكاديمية
Challenges and opportunities in current vaccine technology and administration: A comprehensive survey examining oral vaccine potential in the United States
العنوان: | Challenges and opportunities in current vaccine technology and administration: A comprehensive survey examining oral vaccine potential in the United States |
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المؤلفون: | S. Indu Rupassara, John W. Kindt Jr, Nazmul Kazi, Indika Kahanda |
المصدر: | Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 18, Iss 6 (2022) |
بيانات النشر: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
سنة النشر: | 2022 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Immunologic diseases. Allergy LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | vaccine delivery methods, vaccine technology, oral vaccines, oral administration, customer discovery survey, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950 |
الوصف: | This study provides a snapshot of the current vaccine business ecosystem, including practices, challenges, beliefs, and expectations of vaccine providers. Our team focused on providers’ firsthand experience with administering vaccines to determine if an oral vaccine (e.g. pill or oral-drop) would be well-received. We interviewed 135 healthcare providers and vaccine specialists across the US, focusing questions on routine vaccinations, not COVID-19 vaccines. Improving workflow efficiency is a top concern among vaccine providers due to shrinking reimbursement rates—determined by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—and the time-intensiveness of injectable vaccines. Administering injectable vaccines takes 23 minutes/patient on average, while dispensing pills takes only 5 minutes/patient. An average of 24% of patients express needle-fear, which further lengthens the processing time. Misaligned incentives between providers and PBMs could reduce the quality and availability of vaccine-related care. The unavailability of single-dose orders prevents some rural providers from offering certain vaccines. Most interviewees (74%) believe an oral vaccine would improve patient–provider experience, patient-compliance, and workflow efficiency, while detractors (26%) worry about the taste, vaccine absorption, and efficacy. Additional research could investigate whether currently non-vaccinating pharmacies would be willing to offer oral vaccines, and the impact of oral vaccines on vaccine acceptance. |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 2164-5515 2164-554X 21645515 |
Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2164-5515; https://doaj.org/toc/2164-554X |
DOI: | 10.1080/21645515.2022.2114422 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/0981d418ef514ffbbbe9aabe7b071749 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.0981d418ef514ffbbbe9aabe7b071749 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 21645515 2164554X |
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DOI: | 10.1080/21645515.2022.2114422 |