Immunization
More Than 1.1 Million Health Care Workers Vaccinated for Seasonal Flu in 2008 as Part of the Flu Vaccination Challenge
Published in Vaccine Weekly, September 2nd, 2009
Joint Commission Resources (JCR) announced the results of the first-ever Flu Vaccination Challenge, a program launched just prior to the 2008/2009 flu season to help increase flu vaccination among health care workers. During the program's inaugural year, JCR challenged hospitals across the country to achieve a seasonal flu vaccination rate of 43 percent or higher among their staff. The goal was based on results from a 2005/2006 national survey of health care worker seasonal flu vaccination rates.*
With help from the Flu Vaccination Challenge, about 1.1 million health care workers were vaccinated against the seasonal flu, and 94 percent of participating hospitals met...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-09-02)
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