Low influenza vaccine uptake by healthcare workers caring for the elderly in South African old age homes and primary healthcare facilities

Low influenza vaccine uptake by healthcare workers caring for the elderly in South African old age homes and primary healthcare facilities

Abstract Background The elderly bear the highest burden of South Africa’s estimated annual > 10 million influenza cases and > 11,000 influenza-related deaths. Unvaccinated healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high occupational risk of contracting influenza, and may transmit influenza to elderly pa...

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Main Authors: Mncengeli Sibanda, Johanna C. Meyer, Brian Godman, Rosemary J. Burnett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Influenza
Healthcare workers
Elderly
Vaccine
Vaccination
South Africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14926-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14926-8

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