1. Influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel after pandemic influenza H1N1.
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Sánchez-Payá J, Hernández-García I, García-Román V, Camargo-Angeles R, Barrenengoa-Sañudo J, Villanueva-Ruiz CO, Martínez HR, and González-Hernández M
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- Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Influenza, Human virology, Interviews as Topic, Male, Middle Aged, Health Personnel, Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype isolation & purification, Influenza, Human epidemiology, Influenza, Human prevention & control, Pandemics, Patient Acceptance of Health Care statistics & numerical data, Vaccination statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the coverage rates for influenza vaccination among health-care personnel (HCP), and if the reasons for accepting influenza vaccine by HCP and the frequency of vaccine-related adverse events (AEs) in 2010-2011 were different compared to 2009-2010. The AEs were detected by telephoning the worker one week after the vaccination. The coverage for seasonal vaccination in 2009-2010 was 31.0%, whereas that for 2009 pandemic influenza (H1NI) was 22.2% and 24.4% (p<0.05) in 2010-2011. The most frequent reason for being vaccinated during the three campaigns was to "protect my health". Over 80.5% of the HCP reported 2009 pandemic influenza (H1N1) vaccine-related AEs compared to the 25.3% and 25.4% reporting seasonal vaccine-related AEs in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 respectively (p<0.05). None of the AEs were severe. Specific measures should be implemented in our country to recover and improve poor vaccination coverage., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2012
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