Public to Health Care Workers: Get Your H1N1 Vaccine
Vol. 8 Issue 2, October 1, 2009
Health care workers are one of the priority groups for 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine, as soon as it becomes available this month. But health care workers have not been vaccinated in high numbers against seasonal flu in the past, leading some hospitals and health departments to consider requiring flu vaccination for their workers this season. The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health surveyed a national sample of adults (including health care workers) in August 2009, in order to gauge public support for mandatory vaccination of health care workers against H1N1 flu.
Report Highlights
- 87% of adults support mandatory H1N1 vaccination for health care workers in the event of an H1N1 outbreak.
- Only 38% of health care workers plan to get the H1N1 vaccine.
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This Report includes research findings from the C.S. Mott Children's National Poll on Children's Health, which do not represent the opinions of the investigators or the opinions of the University of Michigan. The University of Michigan reserves all rights over this material.
