Influenza vaccination of household contacts of newborns: a hospital-based strategy to increase vaccination rates.
Abstract
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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Journal articleSubject
AdultFamily Characteristics
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Immunization Programs
Infant, Newborn
Influenza Vaccines
Influenza, Human
Middle Aged
Program Evaluation
Vaccination
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/4160Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.1086/656563Publication Info
(2010). Influenza vaccination of household contacts of newborns: a hospital-based strategy
to increase vaccination rates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 31(10). pp. 1070-1073. 10.1086/656563. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/4160.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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Rowena Joy Dolor
Professor of Medicine
Rowena J. Dolor, MD, MHS did her medical training and internal medicine residency
at Duke University Medical Center. She completed the Ambulatory Care/Health Services
Research fellowship at the Durham VA Medical Center in 1996 and obtained her Masters
in Health Sciences degree in Biometry (renamed MHS in Clinical Research) from the
Duke University School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Dolor was a staff physician in the
Ambulatory Care Service at the Durham VA Medical Center and Research Associate at
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Geeta Krishna Swamy
Haywood Brown, MD Distinguished Professor of Women's Health
Dr. Geeta Swamy, MD, is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Division of
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, having served as the director of the Duke Perinatal Research
Center and Vice Chair for Research and Faculty Development in the Department of ObGyn.
She has achieved international acclaim as a clinician researcher and expert in the
field of maternal immunization and perinatal infection. As a consultant to the World
Health Organization, Dr. Swamy contributes her knowledge to advance inte
Emmanuel Benjamin Walter Jr.
Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Emmanuel Walter, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, serves as the Duke Human Vaccine
Institute (DHVI) Chief Medical Officer and directs the Duke Vaccine and Trials Unit.
In these roles, Dr. Walter provides strategic and operational leadership for clinical
research conducted at the Institute. In addition, he provides oversight of regulatory
compliance for DHVI clinical research activities.
Dr. Walter has dedicated his career to advancing research and clinical practice in
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