Section | Topics covered |
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General information about the vaccine | How the vaccine works; seasonality/matching; effectiveness; development of antibodies; factors impacting on level of protection; vaccine composition, adverse effects |
Impact of hospital staff vaccination | 1. Evidence supporting the use of the influenza vaccine in hospitalsa |
2. Rational for vaccinating HCWs including information about asymptomatic transmission, absenteeism’s and impact of influenza on staff performancea | |
Risks associated with influenza and with the influenza vaccine | Clinical features [10] |
Complications of influenza [10] | |
Risks associated with the vaccine [10] | |
Contraindications [10] | |
Advantages of getting vaccinated | Protection from acquiring the infection from patients/colleagues |
Protection for other staff members, patients, family/friends | |
Reducing absenteeism | |
Reducing the risk of taking influenza home | |
Protection during outbreaks | |
Disadvantages of getting vaccinated | Potential for fever, malaise and myalgia |
Potential for local and immediate adverse events | |
Inconvenience of getting vaccinated |