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Research Overview

Dr. Claire Abraham is a board-certified pediatrician, a member of the research faculty in the Division of General Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, and an Instructor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. As a practicing primary care pediatrician, she is passionate about preventive care, particularly vaccinations. Her research focuses on predictors, facilitators, and barriers to vaccine uptake. Specifically, she has studied the impact of prior season severity, school mandates, and COVID on influenza vaccination rates and parent reported reasons for vaccinating in specific seasons. She is passionate about understanding facilitators and barriers of pediatric vaccine acceptance, with a long-term goal of increasing vaccination rates and limiting vaccine preventable morbidity and mortality.

Research Background

Dr. Abraham received her bachelor’s degree in Human Biology at Stanford University, and her MD at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. After completing her pediatric residency at Columbia, she completed a postdoctoral Master of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and fellowships in General Academic Pediatrics and Health Services Research at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard University.

Publications

  1. Factors Associated With Repeat Pediatric Influenza Vaccination Among Inconsistent Vaccinators. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2025 Jun; 64(5):681-694. View Abstract
  2. Disparities in the Availability and Acceptance of Nirsevimab in Massachusetts. Pediatrics. 2024 Jul 01; 154(1). View Abstract
  3. Vaccine Mandates and Influenza Vaccination During the Pandemic. Pediatrics. 2023 11 01; 152(5). View Abstract
  4. Principles of Child Health Care Financing. Pediatrics. 2023 09 01; 152(3). View Abstract
  5. Improving Utilization of an After-Hours Phone Triage Service: A Resident Quality Improvement Initiative. Qual Manag Health Care. 2022 Jul-Sep 01; 31(3):191-195. View Abstract
  6. The Clinical Importance of a Second Dose of Influenza Vaccination in Young Children. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 07 01; 174(7):643-644. View Abstract
  7. Association of Seasonal Severity and Vaccine Effectiveness With Influenza Vaccination Rates in Children. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 01 01; 174(1):86-88. View Abstract
  8. Engaged for Change: A Community-Engaged Process for Developing Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities. AIDS Educ Prev. 2017 12; 29(6):491-502. View Abstract

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