Vaccination of healthcare workers: A review

S Haviari, T Bénet, M Saadatian-Elahi… - Human vaccines & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Vaccine-preventable diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. As new
vaccines are proving to be effective and as the incidence of some infections decreases …

Vaccination of healthcare workers: is mandatory vaccination needed?

HC Maltezou, K Theodoridou, C Ledda… - Expert review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Vaccinations of healthcare workers (HCWs) aim to directly protect them from
occupational acquisition of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and to indirectly protect …

Effect of influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel on morbidity and mortality among patients: systematic review and grading of evidence

F Ahmed, MC Lindley, N Allred… - Clinical infectious …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. Influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) is recommended in> 40
countries. However, there is controversy surrounding the evidence that HCP vaccination …

Inviting free-riders or appealing to prosocial behavior? game-theoretical reflections on communicating herd immunity in vaccine advocacy.

C Betsch, R Böhm, L Korn - Health Psychology, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Vaccination yields a direct effect by reducing infection, but also has the indirect
effect of herd immunity: If many individuals are vaccinated, the immune population will …

Increasing the coverage of influenza vaccination in healthcare workers: review of challenges and solutions

KW To, A Lai, KCK Lee, D Koh, SS Lee - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2016 - Elsevier
Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake rate of healthcare workers (HCWs) varies widely from<
5% to> 90% worldwide. Perception of vaccine efficacy and side-effects are conventional …

E-health use, vaccination knowledge and perception of own risk: drivers of vaccination uptake in medical students

C Betsch, S Wicker - Vaccine, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: was to improve understanding of mechanisms contributing to healthcare
personnel's (HCP) reluctance to get vaccinated against seasonal influenza. We assessed …

Vaccine herd effect

TH Kim, J Johnstone, M Loeb - Scandinavian journal of infectious …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Vaccination ideally protects susceptible populations at high risk for complications of the
infection. However, vaccines for these subgroups do not always provide sufficient …

Nudges or mandates? The ethics of mandatory flu vaccination

A Dubov, C Phung - Vaccine, 2015 - Elsevier
According to the CDC report for the 2012–2013 influenza season, there was a modest
increase in the vaccination coverage rate among healthcare workers from 67% in 2011 …

Influenza: epidemiology, clinical features, therapy, and prevention

NM Clark, JP Lynch - Seminars in respiratory and critical care …, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
Influenza A and B are important causes of respiratory illness in all age groups. Influenza
causes seasonal outbreaks globally and, less commonly, pandemics. In the United States …

Healthcare providers as sources of vaccine-preventable diseases

E Sydnor, TM Perl - Vaccine, 2014 - Elsevier
Vaccine-preventable infectious diseases may be introduced into the healthcare setting and
pose a serious risk to vulnerable populations including immunocompromised patients …