Study of Healthcare Personnel with Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses in Israel (SHIRI): study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Study of Healthcare Personnel with Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses in Israel (SHIRI) prospectively follows a cohort of healthcare personnel (HCP) in two hospitals in Israel. SHIRI will describe the frequency of influenza virus infections among HCP, identify predictors of vaccine acceptance, examine how repeated influenza vaccination may modify immunogenicity, and evaluate influenza vaccine effectiveness in preventing influenza illness and missed work.

Methods

Cohort enrollment began in October, 2016; a second year of the study and a second wave of cohort enrollment began in June 2017. The study will run for at least 3 years and will follow approximately 2000 HCP (who are both employees and members of Clalit Health Services [CHS]) with routine direct pa

SUBMITTER: Hirsch A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6220521 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature