Workplace COVID-19 vaccination, challenges and opportunities

Riva, Michele Augusto; Paladino, María Emilia; Paleari, Andrea; Belingheri, Michael

doi:10.1093/occmed/kqab080

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“…Based on COVID-19 vaccination campaign experiences, occupational physicians can provide support to vaccination campaigns in the workplace, reducing the additional costs of vaccination in non-healthcare settings. In defining a specific and coordinated strategy to identify the setting, the procedures for vaccination management, the vaccine doses and prioritization of the most fragile workers, occupational physicians can enhance the prior knowledge of workers, overcome hesitancy and properly recognize health needs [29]. The promotion of influenza vaccination in the workplace, as well as the availability of vaccinating physicians in the occupational setting to inform workers, as well as to offer on-site vaccination (which is both cost-and time-saving for the employee) could represent essential public health tools to improve vaccination coverage.…”

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Employee Participation in Workplace Vaccination Campaigns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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To reduce vaccine-preventable diseases in workers, workplace vaccination campaigns can be implemented on-site. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate adherence to workplace vaccination campaigns. Three databases, PubMed, ISI Web of Science, and Scopus, were screened systematically for articles in English or Italian addressing participation in an on-site vaccination program by employees. The following data was extracted: authors, year, country, type of vaccine, type of workplace, sample size, vaccination rate. Data on the prevalence of flu vaccination were calculated and pooled using a random-effects model. Thirteen articles were included in the review, ten in the meta-analysis. Most studies were conducted in the USA (30.7%) and most vaccination campaigns were against influenza (69.2%), with a pooled estimate of 42% (95% CI: 0.25–0.60%); participation rate was highly variable, ranging from 88.9% for an influenza vaccination campaign to 5.7% for a Lyme disease vaccination campaign. Offering free on-site vaccination can be a successful tool to ensure adherence to vaccination campaigns and administration of all required doses according to the vaccine administration scheme. The occupational physician can play a key role in implementing workplace campaigns for employee mandatory vaccinations.

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Employee Participation in Workplace Vaccination Campaigns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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“…While we tried to anticipate emerging public health measures and recommendations, the COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving situation, and new challenges have emerged since the inception of our study. Future studies using this methodology would benefit from surveying the updated situation and considering preferences for innovative, emerging solutions such as mobile approaches to vaccine administration (49). Further, including the BWS methodology in web-based surveys is facilitated by special R packages and enables an advanced understanding of preferences based on the utility trade-off principle.…”

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Using Best-Worst Scaling to investigate younger adult Canadians’ preferences for COVID-19 vaccination and public health measures: an observational study

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Haward²,

Zhu

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Containing the COVID-19 pandemic is dependent on compliance with public health recommendations and mandates which is lower in younger compared to older adults. Furthermore, younger adults have demonstrated lower uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. The aim of this study was to assess preferences for COVID-19 related preventive health measures and vaccination and to explore their association with COVID-19 vaccine acceptability. Canadians aged 18-39 years were invited to participate in a web-based survey in August 2021. We used the Best-Worst-Scale (BWS) methodology to collect and analyze preference data and multivariable binary logistic regression to estimate associations with vaccine acceptability. Based on 266 complete responses, we found strong preferences for physical distancing and wearing face masks, as compared to general hygiene and respiratory etiquette. High vaccine accessibility independent of the location, receiving successive doses of the same vaccine brand and higher vaccine uptake of people in younger adults′ social circle were highly preferred. Higher preferences for mandates requiring proof of vaccination and altruistic motives for vaccination were associated with vaccine acceptability. As the COVID-19 pandemic waxes and wanes, studies using larger, nationally representative samples are needed to replicate and validate these results to assess preferences for health behaviors corresponding to the latest recommendations. The use of this methodology could provide public health authorities with a unique opportunity to develop targeted, preference-based messaging that aligns with the latest guidelines to effectively encourage compliance and COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

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“…Occupational health physicians contributed significantly to the implementation of protective measures and COVID-19 vaccinations at workplaces [45]. Therefore, occupational health services played and continue to play an important role during the COVID-19 pandemic, not only for employees but also for employers [9,46]. The knowledge of and the experience gained by occupational health physicians should therefore be regarded as an important resource for future vaccination campaigns in workplaces.…”

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“…To prepare for the planned inclusion of workplace settings in the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign, within the framework of pilot projects, occupational health physicians in Germany had already been allowed to carry out COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace since the beginning of April 2021 [8]. Occupational health physicians had previous experience with vaccinations in the workplace (based on occupational health indications and-in some companies-against influenza), and were therefore able to provide valuable support in this pandemic situation [9]. Therefore, those pilot vaccination programs in the workplace were initiated by policy makers and implemented during the third COVID-19 wave, which occurred in Germany during spring 2021, with high infection rates among the German population [10] and a shortage of vaccines.…”

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Assessing Attitudes and Participation Regarding a Pilot COVID-19 Workplace Vaccination Program in Southern Germany Considering the Occupational Health Perspective—A Mixed Methods Study

Wagner,

Keles,

Preiser

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This mixed methods study retrospectively assessed attitudes and participation of employees, occupational health personnel, and key personnel regarding the rollout of a pilot COVID-19 workplace vaccination program in five German companies in May/June 2021 in Baden-Württemberg (Southern Germany) by combining survey data and qualitative interviews. A total of 652 employees completed a standardized questionnaire and we conducted ten interviews with occupational health personnel and key personnel with other professional backgrounds organizing the pilot workplace vaccination program. Survey data were analyzed descriptively and interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Employees participated widely in COVID-19 vaccinations at their workplaces, and most employees (n = 608; 93.8%) had a full COVID-19 immunization at the time of the survey. The main advantages of the pilot COVID-19 workplace vaccination program were seen in the flexible and time-saving vaccination offer as well as the trust in and long-standing relationship with occupational health physicians. The main disadvantage of the pilot vaccination offer was increased workload for occupational health personnel, especially during the roll-out phase of the program. The pilot COVID-19 workplace vaccination program was predominantly positively assessed, and the important role of occupational health services in managing the COVID-19 pandemic was highlighted. The main criticisms of the COVID-19 workplace vaccination program related to the high organizational and administrative burden. Findings from our study can support the development of future programs for the administration of generally recommended vaccination in the workplace setting in Germany.

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Workplace COVID-19 vaccination, challenges and opportunities

Cited by 13 publications

References 10 publications

Employee Participation in Workplace Vaccination Campaigns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Employee Participation in Workplace Vaccination Campaigns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Using Best-Worst Scaling to investigate younger adult Canadians’ preferences for COVID-19 vaccination and public health measures: an observational study

Assessing Attitudes and Participation Regarding a Pilot COVID-19 Workplace Vaccination Program in Southern Germany Considering the Occupational Health Perspective—A Mixed Methods Study

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