Vaccinating Health Care Workers
Health care workers: remember to protect yourself against influenza by being vaccinated. Your patients are counting on you not to infect them. First, do no harm.
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Minnesota tools and strategies
- Influenza Vaccination Administration Form for Health Care Workers (Word:57KB/1 page)
Template administration form for vaccinating health care workers against flu. Edit this document for your use and then remove the watermark by clicking in the header or footer and then clicking over the word "Template" and selecting delete or backspace.
- Using the Influenza Vaccination Administration Form (PDF:121KB/2 pages)
Instructions for how to use the Influenza Vaccination Administration Form for Health Care Workers above.
- Using the Influenza Vaccination Administration Form (PDF:121KB/2 pages)
- Health Care Worker Influenza Vaccination Tracking Form (Word:40KB/1 page)
Template to track reasons health care workers decline vaccination. Edit this document for your use and then remove the watermark by clicking in the header or footer and then clicking over the word "Template" and selecting delete or backspace.
- A Few Bright Ideas for Becoming a "FluSafe" Facility
Ideas that can help hospitals and long-term care facilities achieve high influenza vaccination rates among staff.
- Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination Rates in Minnesota
The best estimate of the national rate of seasonal influenza vaccination among health care workers is about 63.5%, Minnesota achieved a rate of 71.4% in a survey conducted by MDH in 2011.
National toolkits
- The Flu Vaccination Challenge
Joint Commission Resources nationwide challenge to health care organizations to increase flu vaccination among staff. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Information for Healthcare Professionals
National Influenza Vaccine Summit links to best practices for increasing rates, toolkits, and organizational position statements on vaccination of healthcare workers. Attention: Non-MDH link
Spotlight
Subscribe to Influenza Information for Health Professionals
Get an e-mail alert when there are major additions or updates of influenza information for health professionals.
Health care worker flu vaccination program.
Voluntary quality assurance program for community vaccinators.
Weekly Influenza Activity
The statistics page has information on occurrence of influenza in Minnesota.
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Resources for Health Professionals
Attention: Non-MDH link
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