[Evaluation of a novel flu vaccination campaign among health personnel for the 2011-2012 season].
The objective was to evaluate the healthcare personnel seasonal influenza immunization program in the 2011-2012 flu season. The campaign included several innovative actions (informational brochure, recommendations for unvaccinated staff to wear a mask, acknowledgement letters, etc). Coverage and characteristics of the health personnel were compared with the previous season using the chi-square test. Vaccination coverage for the 2011-12 flu season was 26.5%, compared to 24.5% achieved in 2010-2011 (p=0.052). The improvement in vaccination coverage approached statistical significance but remains very low. To improve these low vaccination levels, we recommend developing other strategies, such as incentive policies or making vaccination mandatory.
Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
Roberto
R
Camargo-Ángeles
César O
CO
Villanueva-Ruiz
Vicente
V
García-Román
José L
JL
Mendoza-García
F Javier
FJ
Conesa-Peñuela
Isidra
I
Tenza Iglesias
Patricia
P
García Shimizu
José
J
Sánchez-Payá
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012621:Seasons; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D007252:Influenza Vaccines