Staff immunisation: Policy and practice in child care

Spokes, Paula J.; Ferson, Mark J; Ressler, Kelly‐Anne

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02016.x

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“…Only 6% of centres mentioned the “Staying Healthy in Child Care” manual. A previous study is Australia in 2006 also identified low awareness of guidelines for staff immunisation [20]. In the four years since this study, the implementation of these guidelines has not changed and remains low.…”

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Pertussis vaccination in Child Care Workers: room for improvement in coverage, policy and practice

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BackgroundThe “Staying Healthy in Child Care” Australian guidelines provide for illness and disease exclusions and encourage vaccination of staff in child care settings, however these requirements are not subject to accreditation and licensing, and their level of implementation is unknown. This study aimed to describe pertussis vaccination coverage in child care workers in a regional area of northern NSW during 2010; review current staff pertussis vaccination practices; and explore barriers to vaccination.MethodsA cross sectional survey of all child care centre directors in the Hunter New England (HNE) area of northern NSW was conducted in 2010 using a computer assisted telephone interviewing service.ResultsNinety-eight percent (319/325) of child care centres identified within the HNE area participated in the survey. Thirty-five percent (113/319) of centres indicated that they had policies concerning respiratory illness in staff members. Sixty-three percent (202/319) of centres indicated that they kept a record of staff vaccination, however, of the 170 centre’s who indicated they updated their records, 74% (125/170) only updated records if a staff member notified them. Of centres with records, 58% indicated that fewer than half of their staff were vaccinated.ConclusionMany childcare workers have not had a recent pertussis immunisation. This potentially places young children at risk at an age when they are most vulnerable to severe disease. With increasing use of child care, national accreditation and licensing requirements need to monitor the implementation of policies on child care worker vaccination. Higher levels of vaccination would assist in reducing the risk of pertussis cases and subsequent outbreaks in child care centres.

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Pertussis vaccination in Child Care Workers: room for improvement in coverage, policy and practice

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“…Apart from the data presented in this study, there have been few previous attempts to document vaccine uptake in the childcare sector. One study conducted by Spokes et.al over 10 years ago, involved a survey of New South Wales based childcare directors ( n = 437) to determine their level of knowledge towards the NHMRC recommendations for the immunisation of child-care workers and to ascertain whether the knowledge had translated into practices [12]. The study found that only 49% of the respondents were aware of the policy and just over half had a staff immunisation policy in place.…”

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Vaccination uptake among Australian early childhood education staff: assessing perceptions, behaviours and workplace practices

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Background Early Childhood Education Centre (ECEC) staff are strongly recommended to receive several immunizations including influenza and pertussis. However, evidence regarding the uptake is either old or lacking across all Australian States/Territories. This study aimed to explore the attitudes and barriers around ECEC staff vaccination and the immunisation policy/practices employed at their workplaces. Methods An online cross-sectional survey was undertaken of staff members (administrators and childcare center staff) in early 2017. We compared the individual’s knowledge, attitude and practices as well as the centre’s policy and practice variables between the vaccinated and unvaccinated respondents. A logistic model was used to identify the factors associated with uptake of the different vaccines. Results A total of 575 ECEC staff completed the survey. Sixty percent reported being aware of the recommendations about staff immunisation. While participants did acknowledge that they could spread diseases if unvaccinated (86%), 30% could not recall receiving a dTpa in the last 10 years. Private centres were less likely to provide free or onsite vaccination compared to other categories of centres. Less than half reported receiving any encouragement to get the influenza vaccine and only 33% reported that their centre provides onsite influenza vaccination. Regarding the introduction of mandatory policies, 69% stated that they would support a policy. Conclusion Employers should consider supporting methods to maximize vaccination of their employees including providing free onsite vaccination. Participants were open to idea of mandatory vaccination; however, this needs to be explored further to determine how vaccine costs and access issues could be resolved.

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“…Thus, when tracking the course of a bill through Congress, it is convenient to specify the "HR" or "S" number. 3 Both HR and S require approval by the other body and the signature of the president to become law.…”

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“…"Biosecurity" takes on an entirely different meaning in international political agreements such as the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention of 1975, where it refers to measures to prevent the research and development of microorganisms or their products for hostile purposes [2]. And it is not too far a reach to think of biosecurity as the prevention of infectious disease -and specifically communicable infectious disease -in humans [3].…”

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Laboratory biosecurity in the United States

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2016

Ensuring National Biosecurity

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Staff immunisation: Policy and practice in child care

Abstract: The level of awareness of specific staff immunisation recommendations was relatively low. The transition of knowledge to policy was encouraging, although implementation of policies requires further commitment.

Cited by 6 publications

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Pertussis vaccination in Child Care Workers: room for improvement in coverage, policy and practice

Pertussis vaccination in Child Care Workers: room for improvement in coverage, policy and practice

Vaccination uptake among Australian early childhood education staff: assessing perceptions, behaviours and workplace practices

Laboratory biosecurity in the United States

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