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> Most healthcare workers do not get annual flu shots. > And 2 articles from a quick Google search coincidentally show the same ~60% skip flu shots for both US
by DanBC 6y ago
> Most healthcare workers do not get annual flu shots.
> And 2 articles from a quick Google search coincidentally show the same ~60% skip flu shots for both USA and UK:
You've said "healthcare workers", but your link about the UK (it's about Scotland only) talks about all NHS workers. That's cleaners, accountants, cooks, etc. People who don't necessarily have any patient contact and it's not what we'd normally call a healthcare worker.
For England, for frontline healthcare workers, the number was 78% for sept 2019 to feb 2020.
Some NHS trusts do better than others. One got a rate as high as 94%.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/894751/Seasonal_influenza_vaccine_uptake_in_healthcare_workers__HCWs__in_Englan....pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...