Influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel after pandemic influenza H1N1

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the coverage rates for influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel (HCP), and if the reasons for accepting influenza vaccine by HCP and the frequency of vaccine-related adverse events (AEs) in 2010–2011 were different compared to 2009–2010. The AEs were detected by telephoning the worker one week after the vaccination. The coverage for seasonal vaccination in 2009–2010 was 31.0%, whereas that for 2009 pandemic influenza (H1NI) was 22.2% and 24.4% (p < 0.05) in 2010–2011. The most frequent reason for being vaccinated during the three campaigns was to “protect my health”. Over 80.5% of the HCP reported 2009 pandemic influenza (H1N1) vaccinerelated AEs compared to the 25.3% and 25.4% reporting seasonal vaccine-related AEs in 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 respectively (p < 0.05). None oftheAEs were severe. Specificmeasures should be implemented in our country to recover and improve poor vaccination coverage.