General Department University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
Occup Med (Lond). 2020 May 27;70(3):200-202. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqaa004.
There is limited data on vaccination practices for professional footballers globally.
To record vaccination practices employed by medical staff of individual football teams of the Super League Greece, and absenteeism of footballers related to influenza illness.
A brief questionnaire was distributed to chief medical officers (CMOs) of the sixteen teams of the Super League Greece. Participants were asked to report vaccines they recommended for footballers. In addition, the questionnaire included questions on new cases of influenza and absenteeism due to influenza. Descriptive statistics (absolute and relative frequencies) were used for the presentation of the results.
Overall, 87% of the CMOs recommended seasonal influenza vaccine, 62% hepatitis B vaccine and 50% pneumococcal vaccine. Fourteen CMOs (87%) reported that the occurrence of seasonal influenza in the 2016-17 northern hemisphere season ranged from one to five cases, while two medical officers (12%) reported zero workdays lost due to influenza.
Our survey shows considerable variation in vaccination practices of CMOs of the Super League Greece. The results of this survey should stimulate further evaluation of vaccination policy and influenza-related absenteeism in footballers.
全球范围内，有关职业足球运动员疫苗接种实践的数据有限。
记录希腊超级联赛各支足球队医务人员采用的疫苗接种实践，并记录与流感相关的运动员缺勤情况。
向希腊超级联赛的 16 支球队的首席医疗官（CMO）分发了一份简短的问卷。要求参与者报告他们推荐给足球运动员的疫苗。此外，问卷还包括有关流感新病例和因流感导致的缺勤的问题。采用描述性统计（绝对频率和相对频率）来呈现结果。
总体而言，87%的 CMO 推荐接种季节性流感疫苗，62%推荐接种乙型肝炎疫苗，50%推荐接种肺炎球菌疫苗。14 位 CMO（87%）报告称，2016-17 年北半球季节的季节性流感发生范围为 1 到 5 例，而有两位医务人员（12%）报告称因流感而导致的工作日缺勤为零。
我们的调查显示，希腊超级联赛 CMO 的疫苗接种实践存在相当大的差异。本调查的结果应进一步激发对足球运动员疫苗接种政策和与流感相关缺勤的评估。
