Increasing Influenza Vaccination Rates among Hospital Employees without a Mandatory Policy

A Successful Strategy for Increasing the Influenza Vaccination Rate of Healthcare Workers without a Mandatory Policy Outside of the United States: A Multifaceted Intervention in a Japanese Tertiary Care Center

“…[26][27][28] Similar to this study, a small number of US studies previously demonstrated increased vaccination uptake among HCWs after a comprehensive voluntary campaign. [29][30][31] Comprehensive campaigns in these studies included prospective feedback, personal telephone calls, real-time audits, and interviews with hospital executives or committees. However, most voluntary programs were unable to achieve the high vaccination rates seen in the current study.…”

Vaccination of healthcare workers: A review

“…79 Similar interventions in different settings, with the addition of manager accountability for coverage rates in some cases, have yielded good results. [80][81][82][83][84] One post-intervention survey established that employees explicitly cited the inconvenience and stigma of having to wear a mask as the strongest motivator to get vaccinated. 81 These multifaceted, sometimes logistically-challenging interventions have nevertheless been ascertained to be relatively inexpensive in industrialized countries, around US$ 20-30 per vaccine administered, 85 which is cost-effective when accounting for reduced employee absenteeism.…”

Health care workers, mandatory influenza vaccination policies and the law

“…[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Higher rates were achieved in centres with higher preimplementation rates, and perhaps with more stringent enforcement and greater consequences for nonadherence.…”