Results of a national survey of infectious diseases specialists regarding influenza vaccination programs for healthcare workers

Philip M. Polgreen, Edward Septimus, Thomas R. Talbot, Susan E. Beekmann, Charles Helms

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Abstract

A minority of infectious diseases consultants currently work in healthcare institutions requiring influenza vaccination for healthcare workers, and in approximately half of these institutions, the healthcare workers who refuse vaccination do not face substantial consequences for their refusal. Although true mandatory policies are not common, a majority of infectious diseases consultants support such policies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1063-1065
Number of pages3
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume31
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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