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. 2021 Oct 22;18(21):11122.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111122.

Influenza Vaccination Programs for Healthcare Personnel: Organizational Issues and Beyond

Helena C Maltezou  1 , Eleni Ioannidou  2 , Koen De Schrijver  3 , Guido François  3 , Antoon De Schryver  3
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Influenza Vaccination Programs for Healthcare Personnel: Organizational Issues and Beyond

Helena C Maltezou et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Healthcare personnel (HCP) are a high priority group for influenza vaccination aiming to protect them but also to protect vulnerable patients and healthcare services from healthcare-associated influenza and HCP absenteeism. Multi-component influenza vaccination programs targeting behavioral, organizational, and administrative barriers are critical, if influenza vaccination rates among HCP are to be raised on a sustained basis. Mandatory influenza vaccination policy is the only single intervention that can achieve high and sustainable vaccination rates in HCP in short term. In this article, we provide an overview of issues pertaining to influenza vaccination of HCP, with an emphasis on organizational issues of influenza vaccination programs.

Keywords: healthcare personnel; immunization; influenza; mandatory vaccination; vaccination; vaccination program vaccination campaign.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest. The authors are solely responsible for final content and interpretation of presented results.

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