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      Cobertura de vacunación antigripal (2011-2014) en profesionales sanitarios de dos departamentos de salud de la Comunidad Valenciana y servicios hospitalarios más vulnerables a la gripe Translated title: Influenza vaccination coverage (2011-2014) in healthcare workers from two health departments of the Valencian Community and hospital services more vulnerable to the flu

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          RESUMEN Fundamentos. El personal asistencial puede ser transmisor de la gripe a los pacientes en los centros sanitarios, por ello, su vacunación es considerada una medida preventiva de primer orden. El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer la cobertura de vacunación contra la gripe estacional en los profesionales sanitarios en dos departamentos de salud de la Comunidad Valenciana (Torrevieja y Elx-Crevillent), en las temporadas 2011-12, 201213 y 2013-14. Métodos. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal para determinar las coberturas de vacunación antigripal través del Registro Vacunal Nominal (RVN) de la Conselleria de Sanitad de la Generalitat Valenciana. Los servicios con mayor riesgo de contagio se detectaron a través de las solicitudes de análisis de PCR en pacientes sospechosos de gripe durante la temporada 2013-14. Resultados. Se estudiaron 2.035 profesionales sanitarios que alcanzaron una cobertura vacunal media del 27,2% en la temporada 2013-14, mostrando una tendencia ascendente desde la temporada 2011-12. Se observaron diferencias significativas entre categorías profesionales, presentando los facultativos las coberturas más bajas. Se registraron un total de 192 peticiones de PCR en ambos departamentos, siendo los servicios que concentran un mayor número de solicitudes: Medicina Interna (n=100), Urgencias (n=37), UCI (n=25) y Pediatría (n=154); la cobertura vacunal antigripal de estos servicios en la temporada 2013-14 fue de un 27,0%, 32,3%, 34,3% y 25,3% respectivamente. Conclusiones. Aunque muestran una tendencia ascendente, las coberturas vacunales son bajas en el personal asistencial. El personal de enfermería es el mejor vacunado. Convendría implementar estrategias de inmunización dirigidas específicamente a los servicios que por su actividad presentan un mayor riesgo para el paciente.

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          ABSTRACT Background. Health care workers can transmit influenza to patients in health centers, therefore its vaccination is considered a preventive measure first order. The objective of this study was to know the coverage of vaccination against seasonal influenza in health professionals in two health departments of the Valencian Community (Torrevieja and Elx-Crevillent), in the seasons 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14. Methods. TA cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out to determine the coverage of influenza vaccination through the Nominal Vaccine Registry (NVR) of the Conselleria de Sanitat de la Generalitat Valenciana. The services with the highest risk of contagion were detected through requests for PCR analysis in patients suspected of influenza during the 2013-14 season. Results. A total of 2035 health professionals were surveyed who achieved an average vaccination coverage of 27.2% in the 2013-14 season, showing an upward trend from the 2011-12 season. Significant differences were observed between professional categories and, practitioners presented the lowest coverage. A total of 192 PCR requests were recorded in both departments. The services which concentrate a greater number of requests were: Internal Medicine (n = 100), urgency service (n = 37), intensive care unit (n = 25) and Pediatrics ( n=154); The influenza vaccination coverage of these services in the 2013-14 seasons was 27.0%, 32.3%, 34.3% and 25.3%, respectively. Conclusions. Although they show an upward trend, vaccination coverage is low in health care personnel. Nurses are the best vaccinated. It would be appropriate to implement immunization strategies aimed specifically at services that, because of their activity, pose a greater risk to the patient.

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            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, mandatory vaccination policies are occasionally implemented by healthcare authorities, but such policies have raised considerable controversy. Here we review the background of this debate, analyse arguments for and against mandatory vaccination policies, and consider the principles and virtues of clinical, professional, institutional and public health ethics. We conclude that there is a moral imperative for HCWs to be immune and for healthcare institutions to ensure HCW vaccination, in particular for those working in settings with high-risk groups of patients. If voluntary uptake of vaccination by HCWs is not optimal, patients’ welfare, public health and also the HCW’s own health interests should outweigh concerns about individual autonomy: fair mandatory vaccination policies for HCWs might be acceptable. Differences in diseases, patient and HCW groups at risk and available vaccines should be taken into consideration when adopting the optimal policy.
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              Can influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare workers influence the risk of nosocomial influenza-like illness in hospitalized patients?

              Approximately 20% of healthcare workers are infected with influenza each year, causing nosocomial outbreaks and staff shortages. Despite influenza vaccination of healthcare workers representing the most effective preventive strategy, coverage remains low.
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                Journal
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                Revista Española de Salud Pública
                Rev. Esp. Salud Publica
                Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar social (Madrid, Madrid, Spain )
                1135-5727
                2173-9110
                2018
                : 92
                : e201804019
                Affiliations
                [2] Alicante Valencia orgnameUniversidad de Alicante orgdiv1Cátedra Balmis de Vacunología Spain
                [1] Elche Alicante orgnameHospital Universitario del Vinalopó orgdiv1Servicio de Medicina Preventiva España
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                S1135-57272018000100400 S1135-5727(18)09200000400
                32b69b7f-7c3b-4424-86a8-f6e6db4ac945

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 International License.

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                : 16 February 2018
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                Cobertura de vacunación,Personal sanitario,Vacuna,Gripe,Vaccination coverage,Healthcare professional,Vaccine,Influenza

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