The Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine Among Health Care Workers in a Hospital Setting.

HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Status: Completed

Conditions: Influenza Vaccines

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00265161

4180905

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will be held in the winter of 2005-2007. The aim is to assess the effectiveness of the influenza vaccine in health care workers (HCW).

Full description

The study will be held in the winter of 2005-2006. Groups of vaccinated HCW and not vaccinated HCW will be followed for symptoms suggestive of influenza. For each event a quick through test for influenza A or B will be done and if positive will be confirmed by viral study. Data regarding days of illness, absence from work, therapy etc., will be collected. Effectiveness will be calculated as well as cost/effectiveness of vaccination.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ days old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Previously healthy health care worker vaccinated or not

Exclusion criteria

• Immunocompromised state