Relationship of influenza vaccination declination statements and influenza vaccination rates for healthcare workers in 22 US hospitals

Philip M. Polgreen; Edward J. Septimus; Michael F. Parry; Susan E. Beekmann; Joseph E. Cavanaugh; Arjun Srinivasan; Thomas R. Talbot

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Relationship of influenza vaccination declination statements and influenza vaccination rates for healthcare workers in 22 US hospitals

Philip M. Polgreen, Edward J. Septimus, Michael F. Parry, Susan E. Beekmann, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, Arjun Srinivasan, Thomas R. Talbot

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The use of declination statements was associated with a mean increase of 11.6% in influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers at 22 hospitals. In most hospitals, there were no negative consequences for healthcare workers who refused to sign the forms, and most policies were implemented along with other interventions designed to increase vaccination rates.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	675-677
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	29
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/588590
State	Published - Jul 2008

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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