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In the news: APIC urges healthcare facilities to require staff vaccinations for flu

Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, September 7, 2009

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In the news: APIC urges healthcare facilities to require staff vaccinations for flu
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is urging healthcare organizations to require staff members who are in direct contact with patients to be vaccinated during the upcoming flu season. The group made its recommendation August 31 as predictions from a presidential panel suggested that half of all Americans may be infected with the H1N1 virus during the upcoming flu season.


Rates of healthcare provider vaccination hover at the 42% mark, which has not budged much in the last decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as APIC, recommend that all healthcare workers in direct contact with patients get a flu vaccination to keep patients safe.


APIC issued a similar recommendation during the 2008-2009 flu season.

To read more about required flu vaccination for healthcare workers, go to HealthLeadersMedia.com.



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