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Uptake of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination among general hospital staff in Israel

Part of: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2021

Vicki Myers ,
Mor Saban Open the ORCID record for Mor Saban [Opens in a new window] ,
Shani Ben-Shetrit  and
Rachel Wilf-Miron Open the ORCID record for Rachel Wilf-Miron [Opens in a new window]
Vicki Myers
Affiliation:
Gertner Institute of Epidemiology & Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
Mor Saban*
Affiliation:
Gertner Institute of Epidemiology & Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
Shani Ben-Shetrit
Affiliation:
The Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Rachel Wilf-Miron
Affiliation:
Gertner Institute of Epidemiology & Health Policy Research, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
*
Author for correspondence: Dr Mor Saban, E-mail: mors@gertner.health.gov.il or morsab1608@gmail.com
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Abstract

Data from all general hospitals in Israel to April 2021 show that the mean hospital rate of staff vaccination was 84.4% for the first dose and 77.1% for the second dose, which are lower than general population rate, with mean 7% who did not complete their vaccinations. Healthcare workers have an important role in influencing the wider community.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 43 , Issue 12 , December 2022 , pp. 1925 - 1927
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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