Mandatory Flu Vaccine for Healthcare Workers: Not Worthwhile

Ethics of mandatory vaccination for healthcare workers.

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of contracting infections at work and further transmitting them to colleagues and patients. Immune HCWs would be protected themselves and act as a barrier against the spread of infections and maintain healthcare delivery during outbreaks, but vaccine uptake rates in HCWs have often been low. In order to achieve adequate immunisation rates in HCWs,...

Italian healthcare workers' views on mandatory vaccination

BACKGROUND Mandatory vaccination has contributed to the success of immunisation programmes but voluntary vaccination allows people to be responsible for their own health. There are benefits from both policies and the arguments between them remain subject to debate within and without the scientific community, both nationally and internationally. The aim of this study is to assess the opinions of...

Fighting the flu: a vaccination program for healthcare workers.

This feature provides a platform for oncology nurses to illustrate the many ways that leadership may be realized and professional practice may transform cancer care. Possible submissions include but are not limited to overviews of projects, accounts of the application of leadership principles or theories to practice, and interviews with nurse leaders. Descriptions of activities, projects, or ac...

A call for mandatory flu vaccinations.

The seasonal flu vaccination and uptake among healthcare workers.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses the quest by NHS England to encourage nurses and other healthcare workers to have the vaccination.