Influenza Vaccination Programs for Healthcare Personnel: Organizational Issues and Beyond

Helena C. Maltezou, Eleni Ioannidou, Koen De Schrijver, Guido François and Antoon De Schryver
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Helena C. Maltezou: Directorate of Research, Studies, and Documentation, National Public Health Organization, 15123 Athens, Greece
Eleni Ioannidou: Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Rethymno, 74100 Rethymno, Greece
Koen De Schrijver: Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
Guido François: Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
Antoon De Schryver: Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-9

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: vaccination; immunization; influenza; healthcare personnel; vaccination program vaccination campaign; mandatory vaccination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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