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US Hospital Requirements for Pertussis Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel, 2011

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Brady L. Miller ,
Faruque Ahmed ,
Megan C. Lindley  and
Pascale M. Wortley
Brady L. Miller*
Affiliation:
Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Faruque Ahmed
Affiliation:
Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Megan C. Lindley
Affiliation:
Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Pascale M. Wortley
Affiliation:
Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E-52, Atlanta, GA 30333 ([email protected])
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Abstract

In 2011, institutional requirements for pertussis vaccination of healthcare personnel were reported by nearly one-third of surveyed US hospitals. Requirements often applied to personnel with certain clinical responsibilities, such as those caring for infants. Healthcare personnel who were not on an institution's payroll were rarely subject to pertussis vaccination requirements.

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 12 , December 2011 , pp. 1209 - 1212
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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