Secondary data collection
diphtheria, tetanus, pneumococci
DIPHTHERIA, PERTUSSIS, SECONDARY, HERPES ZOSTER, TETANUS, INFLUENZA
The influenza vaccination rate as primary outcome is measured annually for patients insured by a substitute health insurance fund aged 60 and older. The rate will be computed as the fraction of the amount of vaccinated patients insured by a substitute health insurance fund aged 60 and older and all patients insured by a substitute health insurance fund aged 60 and older of the practice under consideration.The determination of the secondary outcome, vaccination uptake rates for vaccinations recommended by the STIKO for patients aged 60 and older (except for influenza), is more challenging. This is due to the unclear size of the basic population, which, in turn, is a result of the long periods of time between recommended booster vaccinations (the boosters for tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis are needed/recommended only every 10 years).If a sufficiently high number of cases is reached, subgroup analyses for different vaccinations are planned (e.g., for pneumococci and herpes zoster).