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Influenza Vaccination of Household Contacts of Newborns A Hospital-Based Strategy to Increase Vaccination Rates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Emmanuel B. Walter ,
Norma J. Allred ,
Geeta K. Swamy ,
Anne S. Hellkamp  and
Rowena J. Dolor
Emmanuel B. Walter*
Affiliation:
Duke Clinical Vaccine Unit and Primary Care Research Consortium, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Norma J. Allred
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Geeta K. Swamy
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Anne S. Hellkamp
Affiliation:
Duke Clinical Vaccine Unit and Primary Care Research Consortium, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
Rowena J. Dolor
Affiliation:
Duke Clinical Vaccine Unit and Primary Care Research Consortium, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
*
Duke Children's Primary Care Clinic, 4020 North Roxboro Street, Durham, NC 27704, ([email protected])
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We implemented a hospital-based influenza vaccination program for household contacts of newborns. Among mothers not vaccinated prenatally, 44.7% were vaccinated through the program, as were 25.7% of fathers. A hospital-based program provided opportunities for vaccination of household contacts of newborns, thereby facilitating better adherence to national vaccination guidelines.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 10 , October 2010 , pp. 1070 - 1073
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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