Influenza immunization for all health care personnel: Keep it mandatory

Carrie L. Byington; Yvonne A. Maldonado; Elizabeth D. Barnett; Herbert Dele Davies; Kathryn M. Edwards; Ruth Lynfield; Flor M. Munoz; Dawn L. Nolt; Ann Christine Nyquist; Mobeen H. Rathore; Mark H. Sawyer; William J. Steinbach; Tina Q. Tan; Theoklis E. Zaoutis

doi:10.1542/peds.2015-2922

Influenza immunization for all health care personnel: Keep it mandatory

Carrie L. Byington, Yvonne A. Maldonado, Elizabeth D. Barnett, Herbert Dele Davies, Kathryn M. Edwards, Ruth Lynfield, Flor M. Munoz, Dawn L. Nolt, Ann Christine Nyquist, Mobeen H. Rathore, Mark H. Sawyer, William J. Steinbach, Tina Q. Tan, Theoklis E. Zaoutis

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The purpose of this statement is to reaffirm the American Academy of Pediatrics' support for a mandatory influenza immunization policy for all health care personnel. With an increasing number of organizations requiring influenza vaccination, coverage among health care personnel has risen to 75% in the 2013 to 2014 influenza season but still remains below the Healthy People 2020 objective of 90%. Mandatory influenza immunization for all health care personnel is ethical, just, and necessary to improve patient safety. It is a crucial step in efforts to reduce health care-associated influenza infections.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	809-818
Number of pages	10
Journal	Pediatrics
Volume	136
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2015-2922
State	Published - Oct 1 2015

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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