COVID-19 vaccination strategy for hospital staff in Germany: a cross-sectional study in March-April 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for healthcare workers (HCWs) started in Germany in December 2020. Hospitals had little time to prepare a vaccination strategy.

Aim

To gather information on the initial vaccination strategy for HCWs from the infection control practitioners in Germany.

Methods

A cross-sectional, ethically approved questionnaire was developed, formatted as an online survey and pre-tested. Infection control practitioners responsible for hygiene/infection prevention in 987 randomly selected German hospitals were invited to participate in the survey in March and April 2021. For statistical analysis, the hospitals were categorized into two groups based on bed capacity (<500 beds: small; ≥500 beds: large).

Findings

One hundred out of 987 (10%) infecti

SUBMITTER: Mardiko AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9130334 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature