2023
Influenza and Up-to-Date COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, 2022–23 Influenza Season
Bell J, Meng L, Barbre K, Haanschoten E, Reses H, Soe M, Edwards J, Massey J, Reddy G, Woods A, Stuckey M, Kuhar D, Bolden K, Dubendris H, Wong E, Rowe T, Lindley M, Kalayil E, Benin A. Influenza and Up-to-Date COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, 2022–23 Influenza Season. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2023, 72: 1237-1243. PMID: 37943704, PMCID: PMC10651318, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7245a5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkCOVID-19 vaccination coverageHealth care personnelAcute care hospitalsVaccination coverageCOVID-19 vaccinationCare hospitalNursing homesInfluenza seasonCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkVaccine-preventable respiratory diseaseInfluenza vaccination coverageAnnual influenza vaccineHealth care facilitiesEvidence-based strategiesVaccine doseImmunization PracticesInfluenza vaccineRecommended vaccinesPrimary seriesRespiratory diseaseCare personnelCare facilitiesSafety NetworkVaccinationDeclines in Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel in Acute Care Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, 2017–2023
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2021
Rates of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff Members in Nursing Homes — United States, May 25–November 22, 2020
Bagchi S, Mak J, Li Q, Sheriff E, Mungai E, Anttila A, Soe M, Edwards J, Benin A, Pollock D, Shulman E, Ling S, Moody-Williams J, Fleisher L, Srinivasan A, Bell J. Rates of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff Members in Nursing Homes — United States, May 25–November 22, 2020. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2021, 70: 52-55. PMID: 33444301, PMCID: PMC7808710, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7002e2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkNursing home residentsCOVID-19 casesHome residentsHigh riskNursing homesCDC's National Healthcare Safety NetworkCOVID-19Certain underlying medical conditionsSARS-CoV-2 transmissionUnderlying medical conditionsNursing home staff membersCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHuman Services (HHS) regionsSARS-CoV-2Disease 2019 pandemicStaff membersHome staff membersCOVID-19 ratesCOVID-19 incidenceHigh-risk exposureSevere outcomesCongregate settingsMedical conditionsGeneral population
2018
Improving Mandatory Vaccination Against Influenza: Minimizing Anxiety of Employees to Maximize Health of Patients
Benin A, Lockwood G, Creatore T, Donovan D, Predmore M, MacArthur S. Improving Mandatory Vaccination Against Influenza: Minimizing Anxiety of Employees to Maximize Health of Patients. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2018, 33: 372-382. PMID: 29301403, DOI: 10.1177/1062860617748738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMandatory vaccination campaignPersonal anxietyNegative feelingsSubstantial anxietyMandatory vaccinationAnxietyEmployeesHospital-acquired influenzaInterview transcriptsHealth care workersConstant comparative methodPerception of vaccinationHealth of patientsStrong desireQualitative interviewsChildren's HospitalFree vaccinationVaccination campaignCare workersVaccinationSuch programsDesireInfluenzaPatientsHospital