MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports ; v. 55, no. RR-2

Introduction -- Summary Recommendations -- Background -- Transmission of Influenza in Health-Care Settings -- Strategies for Improving HCP Vaccination Rates -- Recommendations for Using Inactivated Influenza Vaccine and LAIV Among HCP -- Recommendations for Prioritization of Influenza Vaccination During the 2005-06 Influenza Season -- Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Associated with Vaccination -- Additional Information Regarding Influenza Infection Control in Health-Care Settings -- References

"This report summarizes recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) concerning influenza vaccination of health-care personnel (HCP) in the United States. These recommendations apply to HCP in acute care hospitals, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, physician's offices, urgent care centers, and outpatient clinics, and to persons who provide home health care and emergency medical services. The recommendations are targeted at health-care facility administrators, infection-control professionals, and occupational health professionals responsible for influenza vaccination programs and influenza infection-control programs in their institutions. HICPAC and ACIP recommend that all HCP be vaccinated annually against influenza. Facilities that employ HCP are strongly encouraged to provide vaccine to their staff by using evidence-based approaches that maximize vaccination rates- p. 1

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