Changes in Influenza Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Personnel in US Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Annual influenza vaccinations are currently recommended for all health care personnel (HCP) to limit the spread of influenza to those at high risk of developing serious complications from the virus. Vaccination coverage has been shown to be significantly greater among employers requiring and encouraging HCP to receive the annual influenza vaccination.

Objectives

To compare the proportion of respondent hospitals requiring HCP to receive annual influenza vaccination between 2013 and 2017 and to assess the degree to which these proportions differed between Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA hospitals.

Design, setting, and participants

This national survey study included responses from 1062 infection preventionists between 2013 and 2017 from nationally representa

SUBMITTER: Greene MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324418 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature