Physicians’ recommendations to their patients concerning a novel pandemic vaccine: a cross-sectional survey of the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in Japan

Abstract

Striking a balance between the rapid availability of a novel vaccine while ensuring its safety, quality, and efficacy is a major challenge during a pandemic. We aimed to elucidate physicians’ attitudes regarding the novel vaccine during the influenza A/H1N1 pandemic of 2009, and to determine factors that affected their vaccination recommendations to patients.