Implementing a Successful Influenza and Updated COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Among Healthcare Workers in a Delaware Healthcare Facility.

Although influenza (flu) and COVID-19 vaccines are highly recommended for healthcare workers, it is known that vaccination rates are suboptimal in healthcare settings. There is a need to optimize vaccination rates among healthcare workers as there are direct correlations to increased patient safety and protection of staff from healthcare associated infections. Our health care organization employed some novel strategies to increase the uptake of both flu and COVID-19 vaccinations by identifying and addressing common barriers.

Carrots and sticks: achieving high healthcare personnel influenza vaccination rates without a mandate.

Objective: Achieving high healthcare personnel (HCP) influenza vaccination rates has typically required mandating vaccination, which is often challenging to implement. Our objective was to achieve >90% employee influenza vaccination without a mandate.

Design: Prospective quality improvement initiative

Setting And Participants: All employees of a 2-hospital, 1,100-bed, community-based academic healthcare system.