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Severe pediatric influenza outcomes disproportionately affect racial minority groups, yet flu vaccination rates are often lower in these populations. Community Engagement Studios were conducted among parents/caregivers who refused flu vaccination for their children to discuss vaccination decision-making. A pilot program, Mobile Flu Fighter!, was created for pediatric patients in Nashville, Tennessee, and 4 events were conducted during the 2021 to 2022 flu season. Events provided free flu vaccines to all eligible children (aged 6 months to <18 years old), recorded vaccinations in electronic medical records and the state vaccine registry, and incorporated community partners. Events resulted in 49 pediatric flu vaccinations. Patient flu vaccination rates were compared with previous seasons, which resulted in an overall decrease in 2.9% to 3.5%. The decrease may be influenced by factors like COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, vaccine infodemics, and not employing family-centered approaches. More work is necessary to reduce pediatric vaccination disparities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cyber dating abuse (CDA), defined as threatening, monitoring, and abusing a dating partner via technology (e.g., smartphones, social media), is perpetrated by 44%–55% of college students annually. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) traits recently emerged as a CDA risk factor, but mechanisms underlying this association remain uninvestigated. Based on prior research and theory, we hypothesized that emotion dysregulation (ED; i.e., poor ability to regulate emotions) would explain the association between BPD traits and CDA perpetration. Cross-sectional, self-report data were collected from 254 undergraduate students (55.9% women). Statistically accounting for age and sex, results supported our hypothesis and revealed a significant indirect association between BPD traits and CDA perpetration that was fully explained by ED (B =.15, SE =.09; 95% CI: [.005,.391]), F (4, 249) = 5.42, p <.001. Results align with emerging data that support ED as an important partner abuse risk factor, particularly among those with BPD traits. These preliminary findings may inform CDA conceptualizations, thereby expanding broader partner abuse theories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Severe pediatric influenza outcomes disproportionately affect racial minority groups, yet flu vaccination rates are often lower in these populations. Community Engagement Studios were conducted among parents/caregivers who refused flu vaccination for their children to discuss vaccination decision-making. A pilot program, Mobile Flu Fighter! , was created for pediatric patients in Nashville, Tennessee, and 4 events were conducted during the 2021 to 2022 flu season. Events provided free flu vaccines to all eligible children (aged 6 months to < 18 years old), recorded vaccinations in electronic medical records and the state vaccine registry, and incorporated community partners. Events resulted in 49 pediatric flu vaccinations. Patient flu vaccination rates were compared with previous seasons, which resulted in an overall decrease in 2.9% to 3.5%. The decrease may be influenced by factors like COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, vaccine infodemics, and not employing family-centered approaches. More work is necessary to reduce pediatric vaccination disparities., Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Dr EW became employed by Pzifer Inc after the completion of the Mobile Flu Fighter! events. Pzifer Inc did not contribute in any way to this publication or funding.