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Description of an Influenza Vaccination Campaign and Use of a Randomized Survey to Determine Participation Rates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Xuguang (Grant) Tao ,
Janine Giampino ,
Deborah A. Dooley ,
Frances E. Humphrey ,
David M. Baron  and
Edward J. Bernacki
Xuguang (Grant) Tao
Affiliation:
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Janine Giampino
Affiliation:
Occupational Health Services, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Deborah A. Dooley
Affiliation:
Occupational Health Services, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Frances E. Humphrey
Affiliation:
Department of Health, Safety and Environment, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
David M. Baron
Affiliation:
Department of Health, Safety and Environment, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Edward J. Bernacki*
Affiliation:
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Billings Administration 129, Baltimore, MD 21287-1629, ([email protected])
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Objectives.

To describe the procedures used during an influenza immunization program and the use of a randomized survey to quantify the vaccination rate among healthcare workers with and without patient contact.

Design.

Influenza immunization vaccination program and a randomized survey.

Setting.

Johns Hopkins University and Health System.

Methods.

The 2008/2009 Johns Hopkins Influenza Immunization Program was administered to 40,000 employees, including 10,763 healthcare workers. A 10% randomized sample (1,084) of individuals were interviewed to evaluate the vaccination rate among healthcare workers with direct patient contact.

Results.

Between September 23, 2008, and April 30, 2009, a total of 16,079 vaccinations were administered. Ninety-four percent (94.5%) of persons who were vaccinated received the vaccine in the first 7 weeks of the campaign. The randomized survey demonstrated an overall vaccination rate of 71.3% (95% confidence interval, 68.6%-74.0%) and a vaccination rate for employees with direct patient contact of 82.8% (95% confidence interval, 80.1%-85.5%). The main reason (25.3%) for declining the program vaccine was because the employee had received documented vaccination elsewhere.

Conclusions.

The methods used to increase participation in the recent immunization program were successful, and a randomized survey to assess participation was found to be an efficient means of evaluating the workforce's level of potential immunity to the influenza virus.

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Original Article
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , February 2010 , pp. 151 - 157
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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