Improved influenza vaccination coverage among health-care workers: evidence from a web-based survey in China, 2019/2020 season.
To understand influenza vaccination and its correlates among health-careworkers (HCWs) during the 2019/2020 season in China, we used a self-administeredelectronic questionnaire to collect information on demographics, occupational characteristics, influenza vaccination status and access to free vaccination on the "Breath Circles", a Chinese media platform for respiratory medical professionals. The reported influenza vaccine coverage among HCWs during this season was 67%, with more HCWs in a workplace with free vaccination than those with no free vaccination (79% vs.34%,p < .001). The influenza vaccine coverage among HCWs who were required or encouraged to get vaccinated by the workplace was significantly higher than that without any intervention measures (80% & 70 vs.39%,p < .001). The vaccine coverage in the workplaces with free and required vaccination simultaneously was highest compared to that with neither free vaccination nor any intervention measures (OR = 14.86, 95% CI: 10.93-20.20). The influenza vaccination coverage of HCWs in high-riskdepartments was significantly higher than that of other departments (70% vs.58%,p =.023). HCWs' vaccine coverage was related to personal opinions and attitudes toward influenza or influenza vaccines, as well as other constraints such as availability of influenza vaccines, workplace regulations, and access to free vaccines.
['Yi|Heya|H|', 'Yang|Yuan|Y|', 'Zhang|Li|L|', 'Zhang|Muli|M|', 'Wang|Qing|Q|', 'Zhang|Ting|T|', 'Zhang|Yuyuan|Y|', 'Qin|Ying|Y|', 'Peng|Zhibin|Z|', 'Leng|Zhiwei|Z|', 'Yang|Weizhong|W|', 'Zheng|Jiandong|J|', 'Liang|Xiaofeng|X|', 'Feng|Luzhao|L|']
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