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Influenza vaccination among healthcare workers at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia: Facing challenges

Sir, The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that influenza virus causes worldwide severe illness in three to five million people annually, with up to half-million deaths.[1] Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at a great risk of developing influenza illness because of exposure to sick patients or other HCWs. Influenza vaccination remains the most effective measure for controlling and preventing influenza outbreak in a healthcare setting.[2] Although international guidelines require annual vaccination of HCWs against influenza,[3] influenza vaccine among HCWs remains considerably low.[4,5]

H. Balkhy | A. El-Saed | Badriah Al-Otaibi

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[4] H. Maltezou,et al. Factors influencing influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers in Greek hospitals. , 2007, The Journal of hospital infection.

[5] C. Bridges,et al. Influenza vaccination of health-care personnel: recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). , 2006, MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports.