Journal Article
Workplace Efforts to Promote Influenza Vaccination Among Healthcare Personnel and Their Association with Uptake During the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1)
Feb 1, 2011
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National survey data suggest that for most of the past decade less than half of all health care personnel (HCP) received annual influenza vaccinations. The perception that voluntary vaccination efforts are not enough to generate substantial increases in influenza vaccination among HCP has fueled calls for making such vaccinations mandatory. But, to date, there are no broadly generalizable data on how prevalent efforts are to promote influenza vaccination among HCP and how effective such efforts have been in increasing vaccination rates.
This study presents data from a national survey of HCP describing a broad range of employer efforts to promote influenza vaccination—by voluntary means (such as recommendations through letters); by offering vaccinations in the workplace; and by requiring it, with and without penalties for noncompliance—and their cross-sectional associations with seasonal and H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccination rates during the 2009–2010 influenza season.
Key study highlights include the following:
The findings provide empirical support for vaccination requirements as a strategy for increasing influenza vaccination among HCP. They also suggest that making influenza vaccination available to HCP at work could increase vaccine uptake and highlight the need to reach beyond hospitals in promoting vaccination among HCP.
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