Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland (Department of Family Medicine).
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022 Apr 11;35(2):127-139. doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01775. Epub 2021 Dec 9.
Influenza is an acute respiratory disease caused by the influenza virus which often occurs in outbreaks and epidemics worldwide. The World Health Organization recommends annual vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) against influenza, because most of them are involved in the direct care of patients with a high risk of influenza-related complications. Given the significance of the disease burden, a targeted literature review was conducted to assess issues related to influenza vaccination among HCWs. The primary aim of this review was to assess the incidence of influenza among medical personnel and healthcare-associated influenza, and to outline the benefits of influenza vaccination for patients and HCWs themselves. Vaccination of HCWs seems to be an important strategy for reducing the transmission of influenza from healthcare personnel to their patients and, therefore, for reducing patient morbidity and mortality, increasing patient safety, and reducing work absenteeism among HCWs. The benefits of influenza vaccination for their patients and for HCWs themselves are addressed in literature, but the evidence is mixed and often of low-quality. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2022;35(2):127-39.
流感是一种由流感病毒引起的急性呼吸道疾病，常在全球范围内暴发和流行。世界卫生组织建议医务人员（HCWs）每年接种流感疫苗，因为他们大多数人都直接照顾有流感相关并发症高风险的患者。鉴于疾病负担的重要性，我们进行了针对性的文献回顾，以评估与 HCWs 接种流感疫苗相关的问题。本综述的主要目的是评估医务人员中流感的发生率和与医疗保健相关的流感，并概述流感疫苗接种对患者和 HCWs 自身的益处。HCWs 的疫苗接种似乎是减少流感从医务人员传播给其患者的重要策略，因此可以降低患者的发病率和死亡率、提高患者安全性并减少 HCWs 的工作缺勤率。流感疫苗接种对患者和 HCWs 自身的益处已在文献中提及，但证据存在差异，且质量往往较低。国际职业医学与环境卫生杂志。2022;35(2):127-39.
