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Effect of Accessibility of Influenza Vaccination on the Rate of Childcare Staff Vaccination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Ingi Lee ,
Sarah Thompson ,
Ebbing Lautenbach ,
Leanne B. Gasink ,
Barbara Watson ,
Neil O. Fishman ,
Zhen Chen  and
Darren R. Linkin
Ingi Lee*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sarah Thompson
Affiliation:
Division of General Internal Medicine, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ebbing Lautenbach
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Leanne B. Gasink
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Barbara Watson
Affiliation:
Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Neil O. Fishman
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Zhen Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Darren R. Linkin
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St., 3rd Fl., Silverstein Building, Suite E, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (ingi.Iee@uphs.upenn.edu)
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Abstract

We assessed the impact of free on-site influenza vaccination on childcare staff vaccination prevalence using 2 before-and-after studies. Vaccination was offered during the 2003-2004 and 2006-2007 influenza seasons. Staff vaccination prevalence was higher in each intervention season compared to the prior, nonintervention season. No baseline characteristics were associated with receipt of vaccination.

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Concise Communications
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 5 , May 2008 , pp. 465 - 467
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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