Health-Care Worker Vaccination for Influenza: Strategies and Controversies

• Published in: Current infectious disease reports Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 627 - 632
• Main Authors: Derber, Catherine J, Shankaran, Shivanjali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Current Science Inc 01.12.2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Health care; Healthcare-Associated Infections (G Bearman and M Stevens; Infectious Diseases; Influenza; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Section Editors; Vaccines; Workers; Mandatory vaccination; Nosocomial influenza; Health-care worker vaccination; Influenza vaccination

Influenza infections cause significant morbidity and mortality throughout the world, and vaccination rates of health-care workers remain well below target goals. Strategies for increasing vaccination rates include mandatory vaccination of health-care workers, mandatory declination, employee incentiv...