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Influenza Vaccination Case Study
Evidence Based Practice:
Influenza Vaccination Compliance among Healthcare Workers
Pamela Ferguson
Jefferson College of Health Sciences

Influenza Vaccination Compliance among Healthcare Workers
Clinical Problem
Influenza affects an estimated 5-15% of the world 's population and results in 500,000 deaths annually (World Health Organization, [WHO], 2009b). In the United States (US), between 1979 and 2001, an average of 226,000 persons was hospitalized and 36,000 died each year as a result of complications from influenza (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2007). The primary and most effective method of symptom reduction and prevention of influenza is vaccination (Sullivan, 2010). Influenza vaccination …show more content…
Influenza vaccination for HCWs has the potential to benefit health care professionals, their patients, and their families by reducing the transmission of influenza in the health care setting (Anikeeva, Braunack-Mayer and Rogers, 2009). Since 1981, the CDC (2006) has recommended that HCWs receive vaccination against influenza in an effort to reduce transmission of the virus to their colleagues and to the vulnerable people in their care. To date, inadequate progress has been made in terms of increasing HCW influenza vaccination rates among HCWs which remain less than 50% (CDC, …show more content…
Vaccine Brandname/ Tradename NDC Packaging CDC Cost/ Dose Private Sector Cost/ Dose Contract End Date Manufacturer Contract Number
Influenza [5, 6]
(Age 6 months and older) Fluzone® 49281-0392-15 10 dose vial $8.153 $10.69 2/21/2014 Sanofi Pasteur 200-2013-54009
Influenza [5]
(Age 18 - 64 years) Fluzone® 49281-0707-55 10 pack - 1 dose syringe $12.644 $16.72 2/21/2014 Sanofi Pasteur 200-2013-54009
Influenza [5]
(Age 36 months and older) Fluzone®
No Preservative 49281-0013-50 10 pack - 1 dose syringe $9.494 $12.49 2/21/2014 Sanofi Pasteur 200-2013-54009 49281-0013-10 10 pack - 1 dose vial $9.93 $13.075
Influenza [5]
(Age 18 years and older) Flucelvax® Preservative Free Antibiotic free 63851-0612-01 10 pack - 1 dose syringe $9.50 $18.25 2/21/2014 Novartis 200-2013-54011
Influenza [5, 6]
(Age 4 years and older) Fluvirin® 66521-0116-10 10 dose vial $6.75 $13.25 2/21/2014 Novartis 200-2013-54011
Influenza [5]
(Age 4 years and older) Fluvirin®
Preservative Free 66521-0116-02 10 pack -1 dose syringe $7.75 $14.35 2/21/2014 Novartis 200-2013-54011
Influenza [5,
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