Open AccessEvaluation of a novel flu vaccination campaign among health personnel for the 2011-2012 season
Author(s) -
Roberto Camargo-Ángeles,
C. Villanueva-Ruiz,
Vicente García-Román,
José L. Mendoza-García,
F Javier Conesa-Peñuela,
Isidra Tenza Iglesias,
Patricia García Shimizu,
José SánchezPayá
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archivos de prevención de riesgos laborales
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1578-2549
pISSN - 1138-9672
DOI - 10.12961/aprl.2014.17.1.04
Subject(s) - vaccination , medicine , immunization , humanities , demography , art , immunology , antigen , sociology
The objective was to evaluate the healthcare personnel seasonal influenza immunization program in the 2011-2012 flu season. The campaign included several innovative actions (informational brochure, recommendations for unvaccinated staff to wear a mask, acknowledgement letters, etc). Coverage and characteristics of the health personnel were compared with the previous season using the chi-square test. Vaccination coverage for the 2011-12 flu season was 26.5%, compared to 24.5% achieved in 2010-2011 (p=0.052). The improvement in vaccination coverage approached statistical significance but remains very low. To improve these low vaccination levels, we recommend developing other strategies, such as incentive policies or making vaccination mandatory.