"This was a large study across a variety of types of institutions, including pediatric and adult acute care hospitals and VA facilities, which asked whether policies that require employees to get a fluvaccineprotected both the employee as well as the institutions," said Dr. Perl, Professor of ...
The Swiss investigators surveyed 1454 healthcare workers (HCW) from 2007 to 2019, finding a range for vaccinations in those years from 14.7% to 31%. The study states that that 31% demonstrates that far too few HCWs get the flu vaccine, but it actually represents a minor success in terms ...
Healthcare workerInfluenzaMandatory VaccinationsVaccine uptake rateWith respect to nosocomial influenza infections, the welfare of patients is best served by high rates of staff immunity against influenza. However, data from the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) in the USA and the Robert Koch-Institute...
One studyfrom the United States looked at flu vaccine uptake in health-care workers at University of California Irvine Healthcare. It found that after introducing measures and incentives like the ones above, coverage rose from 44% of staff to 62.9%. But it was only after the vaccine became ...
Mandatory flu vaccination of other healthcare workers would not be morally justifiable. 机译:1.医护人员进行流感疫苗接种的主要目的是保护患者2.该策略有效的证据非常有限3.有人认为,只有长期护理老年患者的医护人员才可能成为攻击目标该人群中该疾病易感性增加的原因之一。4.在长期环境中与老年患者一起工作的...
Of the medical exemptions, 107 employees (33%) were allergic to eggs, 83 (26%) had a previous allergic reaction or allergy to other vaccine component, 15 (5%) had a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome, and 116 employees (36%) had other medical exemptions, including 14 who were pregnant....
So how can healthcare employers implement mandatory flu vaccine policies? Every workplace and situation is different, but there are a few key points to keep in mind: Be prepared.Beforerolling out a mandatory vaccination requirement, an employer may want to have a process in place for requesting...
Requiring Influenza Vaccination for Health Care Workers Fewer than half of U.S. health care workers receive the flu vaccine annually, although such inoculation is a safe and effective method of disease preventio... SJ Tucker,GA Poland,RM Jacobson - 《American Journal of Nursing》 被引量: 385发...
Mandatory Shots: Should Hospitals Force Health Care Workers to Get the Flu Vaccine?Seema Yasmin
Of the commenters, 11% self-identified as healthcare workers, 13% shared personal stories, and 18% cited a reference or statistic. Interpretation The perception of the influenza vaccine in the comment sections of online news sites is fairly poor. Public health agencies should consider including ...