A recent report in the Infection Control and Healthcare Epidemiology journal emphasizes the necessity of influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel as a core patient safety practice that should be a condition of both initial and continued employment in healthcare facilities, according to a news release by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
The report, written by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and endorsed by the IDSA, provides recommendations which apply to all healthcare professionals in all healthcare settings, regardless of whether or not the professional has direct patient contact or is directly employed by the facility.
The report, an update from the original statement issued in 2005, comes out as preparations begin for the 2010 flu season.
Read the IDSA news release on healthcare personnel flu vaccinations.
The report, written by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and endorsed by the IDSA, provides recommendations which apply to all healthcare professionals in all healthcare settings, regardless of whether or not the professional has direct patient contact or is directly employed by the facility.
The report, an update from the original statement issued in 2005, comes out as preparations begin for the 2010 flu season.
Read the IDSA news release on healthcare personnel flu vaccinations.
