Attitudes towards policies to encourage influenza vaccination in long-term care facilities: a national survey of US adults age 50 to 80 years

Attitudes towards policies to encourage influenza vaccination in long-term care facilities: a national survey of US adults age 50 to 80 years

In October 2017, the National Poll on Healthy Aging surveyed a nationally representative sample of 2,007 adults aged 50–80 to assess attitudes toward influenza (flu) vaccination policies in long-term care facilities. Support for requiring vaccinations was lowest for visitors. Policymakers can use th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2022-05, Vol.44 (5), p.830-833
Hauptverfasser: Johnson, Kimson E., Malani, Preeti N., Kirch, Matthias, Solway, Erica, Singer, Dianne C., Kullgren, Jeffrey T.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In October 2017, the National Poll on Healthy Aging surveyed a nationally representative sample of 2,007 adults aged 50–80 to assess attitudes toward influenza (flu) vaccination policies in long-term care facilities. Support for requiring vaccinations was lowest for visitors. Policymakers can use these findings to develop sustainable vaccination strategies.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2022.30