title: Influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel after pandemic influenza H1N1.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the coverage rates for influenza vaccination among health-care personnel (HCP), and if the reasons for accepting influenza vaccine by HCP and the frequency of vaccine-related adverse events (AEs) in 2010-2011 were different compared to 2009-2010. The AEs were detected by telephoning the worker one week after the vaccination. The coverage for seasonal vaccination in 2009-2010 was 31.0%, whereas that for 2009 pandemic influenza (H1NI) was 22.2% and 24.4% (p<0.05) in 2010-2011. The most frequent reason for being vaccinated during the three campaigns was to "protect my health". Over 80.5% of the HCP reported 2009 pandemic influenza (H1N1) vaccine-related AEs compared to the 25.3% and 25.4% reporting seasonal vaccine-related AEs in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 respectively (p<0.05). None of the AEs were severe. Specific measures should be implemented in our country to recover and improve poor vaccination coverage.
authors.affiliation: Preventive Medicine Service, University General Hospital of Alicante, Spain. sanchez jos@gva.es
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Payá
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hernández-García
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: García-Román
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Camargo-Angeles
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barrenengoa-Sañudo
authors.forename: Cesar O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Villanueva-Ruiz
authors.forename: Hector R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González-Hernández
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058873:Pandemics; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*