Only 38 Percent of Health Care Workers Get Flu Vaccine

[PROVE note: It certainly isn't because the vaccine isn't available to them
why most health care workers won't get the flu shot. If the people giving
the flu vaccine and promoting it won't take it themselves, why should anyone
else want it? Maybe doctor really does know best in this instance...]

Only 38 Percent of Health Care Workers Get Flu Vaccine - Yahoo! News
Posted: Tuesday January 24, 2006 - 07:00:30 am

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In a study of 1,651 U.S. healthcare workers, only 38 percent were vaccinated
against the flu.

Influenza is the sixth leading cause of death in the nation. The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention recommends vaccinating healthcare workers
with direct patient contact as a priority to prevent spread of the disease.


Vaccination rates were particularly low in workers who were health aides,
African American or under 50.


The study, led by researchers at the University of Southern California, Los
Angeles and Harvard University, will be detailed in the February edition of
the Journal of General Internal Medicine. It was based on data from a survey
done in 2000.


The low vaccination rates increase the odds that health care workers will
get the flu and transmit it to their patients, the researchers said. They
recommend education campaigns to raise vaccination rates among the groups
least likely to be getting the shots.


The report was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Hmmm, it would seem that the flu vaccine is recommended for people in
certain groups (age, ailments, etc) for whom getting the flu might put their
life at risk. 38% of health care workers may be in those categories (asthma
comes to mind as a common ailment). Likely, healthy health care workers
would be in the last category of people to be offered flu vaccine, if the
supply holds out.



"john" wrote in message
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[PROVE note: It certainly isn't because the vaccine isn't available to
them
why most health care workers won't get the flu shot. If the people giving
the flu vaccine and promoting it won't take it themselves, why should
anyone
else want it? Maybe doctor really does know best in this instance...]

Only 38 Percent of Health Care Workers Get Flu Vaccine - Yahoo! News
Posted: Tuesday January 24, 2006 - 07:00:30 am

LiveScience StaffLiveScience.com Tue Jan 24, 10:00 AM ET

In a study of 1,651 U.S. healthcare workers, only 38 percent were
vaccinated
against the flu.

Influenza is the sixth leading cause of death in the nation. The Centers
for
Disease Control and Prevention recommends vaccinating healthcare workers
with direct patient contact as a priority to prevent spread of the
disease.


Vaccination rates were particularly low in workers who were health aides,
African American or under 50.


The study, led by researchers at the University of Southern California,
Los
Angeles and Harvard University, will be detailed in the February edition
of
the Journal of General Internal Medicine. It was based on data from a
survey
done in 2000.


The low vaccination rates increase the odds that health care workers will
get the flu and transmit it to their patients, the researchers said. They
recommend education campaigns to raise vaccination rates among the groups
least likely to be getting the shots.


The report was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

true. But I would not want it as last time I had to call the GP out in
the middle of the night because I had a bad reaction from it.
Pam

true. But I would not want it as last time I had to call the GP out in
the middle of the night because I had a bad reaction from it.
Pam

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john wrote:
[PROVE note: It certainly isn't because the vaccine isn't available to them
why most health care workers won't get the flu shot. If the people giving
the flu vaccine and promoting it won't take it themselves, why should anyone
else want it? Maybe doctor really does know best in this instance...]

Where, in this article, does it say that doctors aren't getting the
flu shot? Answer: it doesn't.

Poor illiterate John.

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Only 38 Percent of Health Care Workers Get Flu Vaccine - Yahoo! News
Posted: Tuesday January 24, 2006 - 07:00:30 am

LiveScience StaffLiveScience.com Tue Jan 24, 10:00 AM ET

In a study of 1,651 U.S. healthcare workers, only 38 percent were
vaccinated against the flu.

Influenza is the sixth leading cause of death in the nation. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends vaccinating
healthcare workers with direct patient contact as a priority to
prevent spread of the disease.


Vaccination rates were particularly low in workers who were health
aides, African American or under 50.


The study, led by researchers at the University of Southern
California, Los Angeles and Harvard University, will be detailed in
the February edition of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. It
was based on data from a survey done in 2000.


The low vaccination rates increase the odds that health care workers
will get the flu and transmit it to their patients, the researchers
said. They recommend education campaigns to raise vaccination rates
among the groups least likely to be getting the shots.


The report was funded by the National Institutes of Health.