Changes in Influenza Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Personnel in US Hospitals | Zendy

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Changes in Influenza Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Personnel in US Hospitals

Author(s) -

M. Todd Greene,

Karen E. Fowler,

David Ratz,

Sarah L. Krein,

Suzanne Bradley,

Sanjay Saint

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0143

Subject(s) - vaccination , medicine , veterans affairs , vaccination policy , respondent , health care , seasonal influenza , environmental health , covid-19 , family medicine , emergency medicine , immunology , disease , political science , economics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , economic growth

Key Points Question How has the proportion of US hospitals requiring receipt of annual influenza vaccination among health care personnel changed in recent years? Findings In this national survey study, which included responses from 1062 infection preventionists at both Veterans Affairs and non–Veterans Affairs hospitals between the 2013 and 2017 calendar years, required influenza vaccinations among health care personnel increased from 37.1% to 61.4%; this change was driven by increases in non–Veterans Affairs hospitals. Meaning Influenza vaccination mandates for health care personnel have increased in recent years, coinciding with concurrent increases in vaccination coverage among health care personnel.

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