TY - JOUR
T1 - Mandatory influenza vaccination for health care workers as the new standard of care
T2 - A matter of patient safety and nonmaleficent practice
AU - Cortes-Penfield, Nicolas
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - A growing body of literature defends the efficacy of seasonal influenza vaccination for health care workers in reducing the mortality of hospitalized patients. I review the evidence concerning influenza vaccination, concluding that universal vaccination of health care workers against influenza should be considered standard patient care and that nonvaccination represents maleficent care. I further argue that the ethical responsibility to ensure universal vaccination of staff against seasonal influenza lies not only with individual health care providers but with each individual health care institution.
AB - A growing body of literature defends the efficacy of seasonal influenza vaccination for health care workers in reducing the mortality of hospitalized patients. I review the evidence concerning influenza vaccination, concluding that universal vaccination of health care workers against influenza should be considered standard patient care and that nonvaccination represents maleficent care. I further argue that the ethical responsibility to ensure universal vaccination of staff against seasonal influenza lies not only with individual health care providers but with each individual health care institution.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301514
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301514
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24328628
AN - SCOPUS:84907857769
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 104
SP - 2060
EP - 2065
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 11
ER -