Becker's Healthcare November 9, 2023
The majority of hospital staff received their flu shot during last year’s respiratory virus season, while less than half of nursing home staff received one. Meanwhile, less than a quarter of healthcare personnel across both settings had gotten up-to-date COVID-19 shots, according to a newly released CDC report.
Using data from the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network, researchers looked at vaccine coverage from the 2022-23 influenza season. The findings are based on data from more than 8 million healthcare workers at about 4,000 hospitals and 2 million workers across nearly 14,000 nursing homes. Up-to-date COVID-19 vaccine coverage was defined as having gotten a bivalent booster dose or completion of a primary series within the prior two months.
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