Vaccination against influenza: UK health care workers not on-message
Open Access
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Occupational Medicine
- Vol. 52 (5) , 277-279
- https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/52.5.277
Abstract
Vaccination of health care workers against influenza is considered to be important as a means of protecting patients from nosocomial infection. Vaccine uptake rates have been reported to be no more than 40% and often between 20 and 30%. An evaluation of the performance of UK National Health Service trusts, following a governmental directive to implement vaccination during the winter of 2000–2001, has shown a poor uptake of vaccine. Reasons for accepting or declining vaccine are discussed. There is a need for global leadership on this issue to promote the value of vaccination and to change the behaviour of health care workers.Keywords
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