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Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Report : 2022–2023 Influenza Season Annual Report
South Carolina Department of Public Health, Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section
South Carolina Department of Public Health, Communicable Disease Epidemiology Section
Abstract
Influenza is transmitted person to person, primarily via droplets, and health care personnel (HCP) infection may be the first step in the causal pathway within health care settings. Once an HCP is infected with influenza, the risk of transmission to contacts (e.g., their patients, coworkers and families) increases. There is a correlation between patient risk and HCP influenza vaccination rates; the lower the HCP vaccination rates, the higher the risk for patients. Despite the evidence that the influenza vaccine protects recipients and reduces absenteeism, presenteeism, and disease transmission to vulnerable patients, national influenza vaccination coverage among HCP remains low. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey conducted during the 2022-2023 influenza season estimated influenza vaccination in HCP to be approximately 75.9 percent, a decrease from the previous influenza season’s coverage estimation of 79.9 percent.
Issue Date
2025-04-26
Keywords
Influenza--Vaccination--South Carolina, Medical personnel--Health and hygiene--South Carolina
Type
Periodical
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