[Impact study of an active antiflu vaccination programme on the Clermont-Ferrand Teaching Hospital staff].
OBJECTIVE
Protecting health care units from influenza epidemics has a double purpose: to decrease the mortality rate of patients at risk and to reduce work-leave in medical staff. An annual vaccination appears to be the most effective prevention against influenza. In France however the vaccinal coverage of health workers does not exceed 15%.


METHODS
In the 2003-2004 winter, the department of occupational health and the nosocomial disease committee of the Clermont-Ferrand Teaching Hospital initiated an active vaccination campaign. Three joint actions were carried out: date and place of vaccination sessions were individually addressed to every healthcare worker, meetings on prevention of influenza were held, as well as vaccination sessions on the work place in exposed units.


RESULTS
Significant results were noted: vaccination rate increased 2.6 fold compared to the previous year (4.8 to 12.6%) and a vaccinal coverage rate of 29% in the exposed units.


CONCLUSIONS
The results even if far from national objectives encourage the pursuit of the campaigns promoting information and vaccination on the work place. The high frequency of reported postinjection adverse effects (1 out of 3) should be taken into account in future information campaign.
Service de santé-travail-environnement, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, rue Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France. achamoux@chu-clermontferrand.fr
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D000328:Adult; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012306:Risk; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D007252:Influenza Vaccines