Key Points
Question
How has the proportion of US hospitals requiring receipt of annual influenza vaccination among health care personnel changed in recent years?
Findings
In this national survey study, which included responses from 1062 infection preventionists at both Veterans Affairs and non–Veterans Affairs hospitals between the 2013 and 2017 calendar years, required influenza vaccinations among health care personnel increased from 37.1% to 61.4%; this change was driven by increases in non–Veterans Affairs hospitals.
Meaning
Influenza vaccination mandates for health care personnel have increased in recent years, coinciding with concurrent increases in vaccination coverage among health care personnel.