ePrints

Vaccination against influenza: UK health care workers not on-message

Lookup NU author(s): Dr John Harrison

Downloads

Full text for this publication is not currently held within this repository. Alternative links are provided below where available.

Abstract

Vaccination of health care workers against influenza is considered to be important as a means of protecting patients from nosocomial infection. Vaccine uptake rates have been reported to be no more than 40% and often between 20 and 30%. An evaluation of the performance of UK National Health Service trusts, following a governmental directive to implement vaccination during the winter of 2000-2001, has shown a poor uptake of vaccine. Reasons for accepting or declining vaccine are discussed. There is a need for global leadership on this issue to promote the value of vaccination and to change the behaviour of health care workers.

Publication metadata

Author(s): Harrison J, Abbott P

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Occupational Medicine

Year: 2002

Volume: 52

Issue: 5

Pages: 277-279

ISSN (print): 0962-7480

ISSN (electronic): 1471-8405

Publisher: Oxford University Press

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/52.5.277

DOI: 10.1093/occmed/52.5.277

Altmetrics

Share