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. 2023 Nov 10;72(45):1237-1243.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7245a5.

Influenza and Up-to-Date COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel - National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, 2022-23 Influenza Season

Jeneita Bell, Lu Meng, Kira Barbre, Emily Haanschoten, Hannah E Reses, Minn Soe, Jonathan Edwards, Jason Massey, Gnanendra Reddy Tugu Yagama Reddy, Austin Woods, Matthew J Stuckey, David T Kuhar, Kayla Bolden, Heather Dubendris, Emily Wong, Theresa Rowe, Megan C Lindley, Elizabeth J Kalayil, Andrea Benin

Influenza and Up-to-Date COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel - National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, 2022-23 Influenza Season

Jeneita Bell et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .

Abstract

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that health care personnel (HCP) receive an annual influenza vaccine and that everyone aged ≥6 months stay up to date with recommended COVID-19 vaccination. Health care facilities report vaccination of HCP against influenza and COVID-19 to CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). During January-June 2023, NHSN defined up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination as receipt of a bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose or completion of a primary series within the preceding 2 months. This analysis describes influenza and up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination coverage among HCP working in acute care hospitals and nursing homes during the 2022-23 influenza season (October 1, 2022-March 31, 2023). Influenza vaccination coverage was 81.0% among HCP at acute care hospitals and 47.1% among those working at nursing homes. Up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination coverage was 17.2% among HCP working at acute care hospitals and 22.8% among those working at nursing homes. There is a need to promote evidence-based strategies to improve vaccination coverage among HCP. Tailored strategies might also be useful to reach all HCP with recommended vaccines and protect them and their patients from vaccine-preventable respiratory diseases.

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All authors have completed and submitted the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors form for disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. No potential conflicts of interest were disclosed.

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Percentage of pooled mean influenza vaccination coverage (A and B) and up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination, coverage (C and D) among health care personnel working at nursing homes (A and C) and acute care hospitals (B and D), by facility type and U.S. state — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, October 1, 2022–March 31, 2023 * Up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination coverage was defined by the National Healthcare Safety Network during the study period as the receipt of a bivalent booster dose, completion of a primary series, or receipt of a monovalent booster dose within the previous 2 months. † Each facility reported summary influenza vaccination data among health care personnel working in the facility for ≥1 day during October 1, 2022–March 31, 2023. Up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination coverage was reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network each week; data from the week ending March 26, 2023, or the last week of submitted data, were used for analysis.
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