Influenza vaccination coverage among health-care workers during the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020/2021 influenza season: Evidence from a web-based survey in northwestern China.

Xiaojuan Shi, Ying Zhang, Luping Zhou, Liwei Zhou, Hui Qiao
Author Information
  1. Xiaojuan Shi: Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health and Management, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China.
  2. Ying Zhang: Department of Immunization Program, Ningxia Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Yinchuan, China.
  3. Luping Zhou: Department of Immunization Program, Ningxia Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Yinchuan, China.
  4. Liwei Zhou: Department of Immunization Program, Ningxia Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Yinchuan, China.
  5. Hui Qiao: Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health and Management, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China. ORCID

Abstract

Vaccinating health-care workers against influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic can effectively prevent and control influenza and reduce COVID-19 strain on health systems. This study was conducted to explore influenza vaccination coverage and determinants among health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020/2021 influenza season in Ningxia. This cross-sectional survey included demographic characteristics of health-care workers, influenza vaccination status, reasons for not getting vaccinated, and whether influenza vaccination was recommended for others. We found that influenza vaccine rate of health-care workers was 39.6%. A binary logistic regression analysis showed that health-care workers' vaccination coverage was higher when the individuals were aware of the effect of the influenza vaccine (OR = 0.624, 95% CI: 0.486-0.802). Health-care workers who from internal medicine (OR = 1.494, 95% CI: 1.146-1.948), pediatrics (OR = 2.091, 95% CI: 1.476-2.962), and surgery departments (OR = 1.373, 95% CI: 1.014-1.859) had a lower coverage than those who worked in vaccination and infectious disease departments. The main reasons that some stated for not getting vaccinated were that they felt it was unnecessary (52.22%). Health-care workers who were vaccinated against influenza were more likely to recommend influenza vaccination to their patients than health-care workers who had not been vaccinated. The incidence of influenza among health-care workers was higher than that of the general population in Ningxia. Under the policy of voluntary and self-pay influenza vaccination in Ningxia, the coverage rate of influenza vaccine among health-care workers was far below the vaccination requirements of influenza vaccine in influenza season even during the COVID-19 epidemic.

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MeSH Term

Humans
Child
Influenza Vaccines
Influenza, Human
Pandemics
Cross-Sectional Studies
COVID-19
Vaccination
Health Personnel
Surveys and Questionnaires
Internet

Chemicals

Influenza Vaccines

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