作者: Doran S. Ksienski
关键词: Medical emergency 、 Health care 、 Acute care 、 Incidence (epidemiology) 、 Flu season 、 Vaccination 、 Influenza prevention 、 Medicine 、 Masking (Electronic Health Record) 、 Confidence interval 、 Demography
摘要: Abstract OBJECTIVE: The Influenza Prevention Policy (“the Policy”) aims to increase seasonal influenza vaccination coverage among British Columbia (BC) health care workers (HCWs). PARTICIPANTS: HCWs who work in publicly funded facilities and attend patient care areas. SETTING: The Policy was announced in August 2012 and took effect province-wide during the 2012/13 flu season. INTERVENTION: BC HCWs are required to receive seasonal influenza vaccination by the start of the flu season (December 1) or wear a mask …