APIC steps up efforts to ensure healthcare workers receive flu shots
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, October 15, 2008
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In a push to increase influenza immunization among healthcare workers, APIC has released new recommendations for healthcare personnel.
In addition to its support for required flu shots for healthcare workers, APIC has recommended facilities obtain informed statements from employees who decline the vaccine for other-than-medical reasons. Such forms should acknowledge the risk to patients posed by this refusal.
These new recommendations apply to physicians, nurses, therapists, and other health workers in hospitals, physician's offices, dental offices, nursing homes, urgent care centers, outpatient settings, and home health settings.
For APIC's free toolkit to help healthcare facilities improve their vaccination rates, click here.
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