title: Immunizations among hospital personnel.
abstract: To minimize the likelihood of transmission of certain infectious diseases within the hospital, the 5 million US health care personnel are becoming a special target group for immunization programs. A review of immunizations conducted by a hospital employee health service demonstrated that 80% of hospital employees are adequately protected against tetanus/diphtheria, and 97% are immune to rubella. In contrast, only 28% of at-risk employees are immunized against hepatitis B and only 2% are immunized against influenza. Vaccination programs for tetanus/diphtheria and rubella, which are supported by appropriate legislation, are more effective than vaccination programs for hepatitis B and influenza, which are not supported by appropriate legislation.
mesh_terms: D004165:Diphtheria / Q000517:prevention & control; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control; D009519:New York City; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D012409:Rubella / Q000517:prevention & control; D013742:Tetanus / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data