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  • Healthcare worker influenza vaccination and sickness absence - an ecological study

    Clin Med (Lond). 2017 Dec;17(6):484-489. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-484.
    Healthcare worker influenza vaccination and sickness absence - an ecological study.

    Pereira M1, Williams S2, Restrick L3, Cullinan P1, Hopkinson NS; London Respiratory Network.
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    Abstract

    Although Influenza vaccination is recommended for healthcare workers, vaccination rates in UK healthcare workers are only around 50%. We investigated the association between NHS sickness absence rates (using data from Health and Social Care Information Centre quarterly reports), staff vaccination rates and influenza vaccine efficacy (from Public Health England), influenza deaths (from the Office of National Statistics) and staff satisfaction (from www.NHSstaffsurveys.com). Data from 223 healthcare trusts covered approximately 800,000 staff in each of four influenza seasons from 2011; overall staff sickness rate was roughly 4.5%. Annual vaccination rates varied between 44% and 54%. Higher NHS trust vaccination rates were associated with reduced sickness absence (β = -0.425 [95% CI -0.658 to -0.192], p<0.001). Thus, a 10% increase in vaccination rate would be associated with a 10% fall in sickness absence rate. Influenza vaccination for NHS staff is associated with reduced sickness absence rates.


    KEYWORDS:

    Healthcare worker; influenza; occupational health; vaccination

    PMID: 29196347 DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-6-484

  • #2
    Originally posted by tetano View Post
    Thus, a 10% increase in vaccination rate would be associated with a 10% fall in sickness absence rate. Influenza vaccination for NHS staff is associated with reduced sickness absence rates.
    This seems better than I would have imagined.

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    • #3
      The statement does not seem to make any sense. Taken to its logical conclusion are they arguing that a 50% increase would also cause a 50% decrease in absenteeism, taking it to 100%.
      100% vaccination = zero flu, **** why didn't I think of that.

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