Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel — United States, 2016–17 Influenza Season

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Ball, Sarah W. ; Black, Carla L. ; de Perio, Marie A. ; Devlin, Rebecca ; Fink, Rebecca V. ; Graitcer, Samuel B. ; Greby, Stacie M. ; Laney, A. Scott ; Lindley, Megan C. ; Lu, Peng-Jun ; Williams, Walter W. ; Yue, Xin
• Description:
  The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that all health care personnel (HCP) receive an annual influenza vaccination to reduce influenza-related morbidity and Mortality among HCP and their patients and to reduce absenteeism among HCP (1-4). To estimate influenza vaccination coverage among HCP in the United States during the 2016-17 influenza season, CDC conducted an opt-in Internet panel survey of 2,438 HCP. Overall, 78.6% of survey respondents reported receiving vaccination during the 2016-17 season, similar to reported coverage in the previous three influenza seasons (5). Vaccination coverage continued to be higher among HCP working in hospitals (92.3%) and lower among HCP working in ambulatory (76.1%) and long-term care (LTC) (68.0%) settings. As in previous seasons, coverage was highest among HCP who were required by their employer to be vaccinated (96.7%) and lowest among HCP working in settings where vaccination was not required, promoted, or offered on-site (45.8%). Implementing workplace strategies found to improve vaccination coverage among HCP, including vaccination requirements or active promotion of on-site vaccinations at no cost, can help ensure that HCP and patients are protected against influenza (6).
• Subjects:
  Full Report Health Personnel Influenza, Human Occupational Health Safety Vaccination
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 66(38):1009-1015.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6638a1
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  28957042
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5657674
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  38
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050415
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54645/cdc_54645_DS1.pdf
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