title: Acceptance of intradermal inactivated influenza vaccines among hospital staff following 2 seasonal vaccination campaigns.
abstract: After a Canadian hospital's official influenza vaccination campaign concluded in the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 influenza seasons, study nurses provided additional vaccination mobile cart hours and the added choice of an intradermal injection. An additional 2.1% of staff in the first and 1.4% in the second season were vaccinated during the study with 90-99% preferring the intradermal injection or having no preference. All 13 staff who attempted self-injection with the intradermal vaccine in 2012-2013 were successful on their first attempt. Offering alternatives to intramuscular vaccines may increase rates of vaccination.
authors.affiliation: a Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research Unit; Mount Sinai Hospital ; Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goodliffe
authors.affiliation: a Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research Unit; Mount Sinai Hospital ; Toronto , Ontario , Canada.|b Dalla Lana School of Public Health; University of Toronto ; Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Brenda L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.affiliation: b Dalla Lana School of Public Health; University of Toronto ; Toronto , Ontario , Canada.|c Infection Prevention and Control; Mount Sinai Hospital ; Toronto , Ontario , Canada.
authors.forename: Allison J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McGeer
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007271:Injections, Intradermal; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D015164:Vaccines, Inactivated
keywords: healthcare; hospital; immunization program; influenza vaccines; intradermal; pain perception