title: [Consensus document on vaccination against influenza in health care workers].
abstract: Health care workers (HCW) are included each year among risk groups for vaccination against influenza. However, vaccination coverage among this group in our country is very low, not exceeding 25%. Convinced that one of the best tools to increase this coverage among professionals in our country are the scientific evidence, 19 scientific societies and associations professionals bringing together health professionals more directly related to influenza as an health problem, and the General Nursing Council, met to discuss and develop this consensus document in order to inform HCW about the appropriateness of their vaccination against influenza and the benefits that flow from it for themselves, for their patients and for the rest of the population. This recommendation is based on 3 pillars: argument of necessity, ethics and exemplary.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. jpicazo@microb.net
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Picazo
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arístegui
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bayas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Del Amo
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cobos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Salazar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Pastor
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de la Cámara
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carratalá
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cañada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González-Del Castillo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aldaz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pérez-Escanilla
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barberán
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vigil-Escribano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Espinosa-Arranz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanquer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González-Romo
mesh_terms: D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines