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Results of a National Survey of Infectious Diseases Specialists regarding Influenza Vaccination Programs for Healthcare Workers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Philip M. Polgreen ,
Edward Septimus ,
Thomas R. Talbot ,
Susan E. Beekmann  and
Charles Helms
Philip M. Polgreen*
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Edward Septimus
Affiliation:
Infection Prevention and Epidemiology Clinical Services Group, Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, Tennessee Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas
Thomas R. Talbot
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
Susan E. Beekmann
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Charles Helms
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
*
Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, (philip-polgreen@uiowa.edu)
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A minority of infectious diseases consultants currently work in healthcare institutions requiring influenza vaccination for healthcare workers, and in approximately half of these institutions, the healthcare workers who refuse vaccination do not face substantial consequences for their refusal. Although true mandatory policies are not common, a majority of infectious diseases consultants support such policies.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 10 , October 2010 , pp. 1063 - 1065
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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