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02/08/2012

NVAC Issues Final Recommendations on Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination (PDF)

Nevin-Woods, The National Vaccine Advisory Committee Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination Subgroup February 8 2012. The NVAC issued final recommendations on policies for mandatory influenza vaccination of all health care personnel.

02/07/2012

Influenza Vaccination of the Health Care Workforce Project

The Project focuses on how state laws address influenza vaccination among health care workers (HCW) in the United States.

03/10/2011

Mandatory Vaccinations: Precedent and Current Laws (PDF)

Swendiman, Congressional Research Service March 20, 2011.

10/13/2010

Mandatory Influenza Vaccination Urged for Clinicians, Other Health Workers

Kuehn, The Journal of the American Medical Association vol. 304 no. 14 October 13 2010 1545.

02/15/2010

Mandatory Influenza Vaccination of Health Care Workers: Translating Policy to Practice

Babcock et al., Clinical Infectious Diseases vol. 50 no. 4 February 15 2010 459-464.

A mandatory influenza vaccination campaign successfully increased vaccination rates.

PreventInfluenza.org

Resources including statements from other organizations in support of mandatory immunization of HCP against influenza.

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