Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel — United States, 2017–18 Influenza Season

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Black, Carla L. ; Yue, Xin ; Ball, Sarah W. ; Fink, Rebecca V. ; de Perio, Marie A. ; Laney, A. Scott ; Williams, Walter W. ; Graitcer, Samuel B. ; Parker Fiebelkorn, Amy ; Lu, Peng-Jun ; Devlin, Rebecca
• Description:
  Summary: What is already known about this topic? Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for health care personnel to reduce influenza-related morbidity and mortality. What is added by this report? Opt-in Internet panel survey-assessed influenza vaccination coverage among health care personnel during the 2017-18 season was 78.4%, similar to the previous four seasons. Employer vaccination requirements and offering/promoting workplace vaccination were associated with higher coverage; coverage was lowest among long-term care setting personnel, who were least likely to report employer vaccination requirements or workplace vaccine availability/promotion. What are the implications for public health practice? Implementing comprehensive evidence-based worksite intervention strategies is important to ensure health care personnel and patients are protected against influenza. To protect the elderly from severe influenza complications, CDC tools are available for increasing vaccination among long-term care setting personnel. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Behavior Communicable Diseases Full Report Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Health Promotion Influenza, Human Morbidity Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Pharmacies Preventive Medicine Public Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Vaccination Viral Diseases Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Health care personnel; Infection control; Infectious diseases; Vaccines; Disease control; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Humans; Behavior; Behavior patterns; Group behavior; Worker health; Employee exposure; Health surveys; Viral diseases; Viral infections; Medical personnel; Nurses; Physicians; Surveillance programs; Pharmacists; Work environment; Preventive medicine; Public health; Protective measures; Personal protection; Recommendations; Costs; Health promotion; Health care facilities; Morbidity rates; Mortality rates; Intervention; Age factors
• Source:
  MMWR 2018 Sep; 67(38):1050-1054
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6738a2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  30260944
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6188123
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Virginia ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  38
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052979
• Contact Point Address:
  Carla L. Black, PhD, Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC, GA
• Email:
  cblack2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:83e6a802c1f30ff4e0c13833a38ddcfc0f22b3ad667c3ccfe018ab41d28c462d698dabcc0d3211fb4db0303e7086f01a8cde5dbf0b340d08e45ddaddd11a72cb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/59972/cdc_59972_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 261.45 KB ]