Impact of New York State Influenza Mandate on Influenza-Like Illness, Acute Respiratory Illness, and Confirmed Influenza in Healthcare Personnel

Batabyal, Rachael; Zhou, Jia; Howell, Joy; Alba, Luis; Lee, Helen H.; Furuya, E. Yoko; Stockwell, Melissa S.; Calfee, David P.; Brown, Clark E.; Craan, Aziza; Saiman, Lisa

doi:10.1017/ice.2017.182

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“…In 2013 New York State obligated not vaccinated health care professionals to wear surgical masks when in patients’ areas. After this policy was implemented, more health care professionals accepted vaccinations and there was a reduction of health care professionals affected by respiratory diseases and laboratory confirmed influenza [41].…”

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Influenza vaccination: opinions of health care professionals working in pediatric emergency departments

Pinto¹,

Falsaperla

Villani

et al. 2019

Ital J Pediatr

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Background Vaccine coverage of health care professionals against influenza is still low in Italy, as well as in other European countries. Methods Between March and May 2018, this study was performed to collect the opinions of Pediatric health care professionals, working in emergency departments, regarding the efficacy and safety of the influenza vaccine. An anonymous online survey was employed to evaluate socio-demographic and professional characteristics, knowledges, beliefs and attitudes. Results Five hundred four health care professionals completed the survey: 331 physicians, 140 nurses and 33 other health are professionals. During the 2017–18 season, 55.8% of physicians, 19.3% of nurses and 12.1% of other health care professionals had vaccinated against the influenza virus. Not vaccinated physicians and nurses with less than 40 years of age were fewer than not vaccinated physicians and nurses with more than 40 years of age. Nurses and other health care professionals were less trustworthy of the influenza vaccination, less aware of the possibility of contracting and transmitting influenza and other vaccine-preventable diseases. Conclusions Insufficient adherence to the influenza vaccination in physicians, nurses and other health care professionals is a concern for those assisting high-risk patients, especially in emergency departments. Therefore, it is vital to promote education of health care professionals and students regarding vaccinations. High vaccine coverage should be embedded in the safe hospital paradigm and should become a goal for the hospital's directors.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influenza vaccination: opinions of health care professionals working in pediatric emergency departments

Pinto¹,

Falsaperla

Villani

et al. 2019

Ital J Pediatr

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“…In 2013, the New York State Department of Health mandated that, during the influenza season, HCP with direct patient contact either receive influenza vaccination or wear a surgical mask in areas where patients are typically present. 22 From 2006 to 2016, the influenza vaccination rate increased from 47% to 96% where influenza vaccination is legally obligatory. 22 Regularly vaccinated subjects had the highest vaccination rate in the present study.…”

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“…22 From 2006 to 2016, the influenza vaccination rate increased from 47% to 96% where influenza vaccination is legally obligatory. 22 Regularly vaccinated subjects had the highest vaccination rate in the present study. In parallel with the results of previous studies, previous vaccination appeared as a positive predictor for repeated vaccination.…”

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Beliefs, attitudes, and activities of healthcare personnel about influenza and pneumococcal vaccines

Ciftci

Şen

Demir

et al. 2017

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Our results indicated that influenza vaccination rates are low in our whole HCP sample, with physicians having a slightly better rate than other HCP. Getting regularly vaccinated, having an educational level of college or higher, being a physician, and having a professional experience of more than 5 years positively affects the rate of future vaccinations. Physicians significantly more commonly recommended and prescribed the influenza vaccine than the pneumococcal vaccine. The most important reasons for getting vaccinated included having the opinion that the vaccine provided partial protection and intending to protect family members from infection. In our whole HCP sample, the reasons of not getting vaccinated against influenza included fear of vaccine's adverse effects and doubts about its efficacy and safety. Training meetings should be held for HCPs to underscore the importance of the influenza vaccine for protection of patients against the influenza.

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“…Upon addition of educational aspects, VC increased to 86%. After a state-wide mandate in 2013, requiring unvaccinated staff to wear a mask, a maintained VC of 92-96% over the course of three seasons was reached [28].…”

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Increasing influenza vaccination coverage in healthcare workers: a review on campaign strategies and their effect

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Purpose Increasing influenza vaccination coverage in healthcare workers is a challenge. Especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, high vaccination coverage should be attained. This review analyzed strategies to increase influenza vaccination coverage in healthcare workers. Methods A literature search using PubMed was conducted and 32 publications on influenza vaccination campaigns for healthcare workers were reviewed for key interventions and resulting vaccination coverage. Results Among key interventions analyzed, mandatory vaccination policies or multifaceted campaigns including a vaccinate-or-wear-a-mask policy as well as mandatory declination reached vaccination coverage in healthcare workers of over 90%. Although campaigns solely based on education and promotion or on-site-vaccination did not regularly exceed an absolute vaccination coverage of 40%, a substantial relative increase in vaccination coverage was reached by implementation of these strategies. Conclusion Mandatory vaccination policies are effective measures to achieve high overall vaccination coverage. In clinics where policies are infeasible, multifaceted campaigns comprising on-site vaccination, vaccination stands and educational and promotional campaigns as well as incentives should be implemented. Lessons learned from influenza campaigns could be implemented in future SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaigns.

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Impact of New York State Influenza Mandate on Influenza-Like Illness, Acute Respiratory Illness, and Confirmed Influenza in Healthcare Personnel

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Influenza vaccination: opinions of health care professionals working in pediatric emergency departments

Influenza vaccination: opinions of health care professionals working in pediatric emergency departments

Beliefs, attitudes, and activities of healthcare personnel about influenza and pneumococcal vaccines

Increasing influenza vaccination coverage in healthcare workers: a review on campaign strategies and their effect

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