Influenza vaccination of school teachers: A scoping review and an impact estimation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Influenza vaccination, besides protecting traditional risk groups, can protect employees and reduce illness-related absence, which is especially relevant in sectors with staff shortages. This study describes current knowledge of influenza vaccination in teachers and estimates its potential impact.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review of the considerations for and impact of influenza vaccination of schoolteachers (grey and scientific literature up to 2020 March, complemented with interviews). We then estimated the potential impact of teacher vaccination in the Netherlands, with different scenarios of vaccine uptake for 3 influenza seasons (2016-2019). Using published data on multiple input parameters, we calculated potentially averted absenteeism notifications,

SUBMITTER: Huiberts A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9371289 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature