Pushing flu shot declination statements irks some HCWs.(health care workers)

Hospital Employee Health | June 1, 2007 | Copyright

Pushing flu shot declination statements irks some HCWs

But efforts can boost flu vaccination rates

You may be able to boost your influenza vaccination rates by requiring health care workers to sign mandatory declination statements. But declinations themselves may put a negative tone to the annual campaign.

Those are some conclusions of employee health professionals as they calculated the successes and challenges of the past influenza season.

A growing number of organizations have called for the use of declination statements to improve ...

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