Influenza vaccination status of healthcare workers and the extent of their domestic contact with individuals at high risk for influenza-related complications.
Many healthcare workers have frequent household contact with persons at high risk for influenza-related complications. Educating healthcare workers about the risk of domestic transmission of influenza may improve their acceptance of influenza vaccination. Concerns regarding vaccine efficacy and safety also need to be addressed.
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Department of Medicine, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, and the Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu 96813, USA.
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