Costs and Benefits of Influenza Vaccination and Work Productivity in a Colombian Company from the Employer's Perspective

Abstract

Among the studied volunteers, ILI has significant impact on work productivity in terms of indirect costs. Implementing an influenza vaccination program would reduce the burden of ILI and save substantial amounts of money for the company.

Workplace Vaccination against Influenza in Malaysia: Does the Employer Benefit?

“…Rates between less than 15% for systemic reactions (including fever, myalgia, etc) and up to 65% for local reactions (acute inflammation at the point of injection) have been reported 5,11,23,29) . In the present study, the rate of adverse events reported following VAXIGRIP ® was 32.74%, well within the published range.…”

“…The reasons for these differences are unclear and are probably specific to this particular company. For example, in the recently published study by Morales et al on a workplace vaccination campaign against influenza in a Columbian bank 11) , the bank operated a policy of non-replacement for sick leave of less than 20 d duration. In this case, including operating income in cost-savings calculations increased savings 10 to 15 times.…”

“…Presenteeism-being at work but unable to perform optimally-is another serious consideration for employers whose employees have influenza and influenza-like illness (ILI) 9) . The potential health and economic benefits of vaccinating the workforce against influenza have been demonstrated 8,10,11) ; however, scepticism about the effectiveness vaccination remains 8) . Vaccination against influenza is currently considered to be the best method of preventing influenza [12][13][14] .…”

The economic impact of providing dengue vaccination in the workplace in Brazil

“…Another Brazilian study of the benefits of influenza vaccination, involving a study of commercial aircrew, found a reduction of 39.5% in episodes of influenza-like illness and a 26% reduction in working days lost (Mixeu et al, 2002). Another evaluation of influenza vaccination in Colombia suggested savings of $6.4-25.8 on labour costs and these saving increased to $ 89.3-237.8 when operating income was factored in (Morales et al, 2004).…”

“…Previous studies regarding the use of vaccination in private companies have mainly focussed on influenza vaccines and have shown that vaccination can reduce the disease burden for the employer in a variety of countries and industries (Beran & Moravik, 2003;Bridges et al, 2000;Burckel et al, 1999;Campbell & Rumley, 1997;Kawabayashi et al, 2013;Lee et al, 2010;Leighton et al, 1996;Liu et al, 2004;Lugovskaia et al, 2014;Mixeu et al, 2002;Morales et al, 2004;Olsen et al, 1998;Samad et al, 2006).…”