Modeling the effects of influenza vaccination of health care workers in hospital departments |
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| Authors: | C. van den Dool M.J.M. Bonten E. Hak J. Wallinga |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands;2. Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands;3. Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands;4. Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Nowadays health care worker (HCW) vaccination is widely recommended. Although the benefits of this strategy have been demonstrated in long-term care settings, no studies have been performed in regular hospital departments. We adapt a previously developed model of influenza transmission in a long-term care nursing home department to study the effects of HCW vaccination in hospital wards. We study both the effectiveness and efficiency in reducing the hazard rates of influenza virus infection for patients. Most scenarios under study show a similar or higher impact of hospital HCW vaccination than has been predicted for the long-term care nursing home department. Therefore, it seems justified to extend the recommendations for HCW vaccination, based on results in the long-term care setting, to short-term care settings as well. |
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| Keywords: | Health care worker vaccination Hospital Mathematical model |
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