The monograph — “Tdap Vaccination Strategies for Adolescents and Adults, Including Health Care Personnel: Strategies from Research and Practice” — aims to help healthcare organizations implement or enhance Tdap vaccination programs, according to a news release from The Joint Comission.
Pertussis rates have increased over the last two decades, and low vaccination rates against pertussis among adolescents and adults are a contributing factor to the rise of whooping cough.
Read the news release on Tdap vaccination from The Joint Commission.
Read more about The Joint Commission:
– Joint Commission Releases 1995-2010 Data on Sentinel Events
– Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2011
– Hand Hygiene Projects Ongoing at Joint Commission’s Center for Transforming Healthcare
