'Very Worrying': Nearly Half of Oregon Health Care Workers Not Vaccinated Against the Flu, OHA Says

'Very worrying': Nearly half of Oregon health care workers not vaccinated against the flu, OHA says

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Flu vaccine rates among Oregon health care workers have plummeted over the last five respiratory virus seasons, raising the risk of infection for patients, the Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday as it released new data. The Healthcare Worker Influenza Vaccination Dashboard, published by OHA’s Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program, shows that 54% of the state’s

Nearly half of Oregon health care workers not vaccinated against flu

Rates of influenza vaccination among health care workers in Oregon plummeted over the last five respiratory virus seasons, raising the risk of infection for patients, according to new Oregon Health Authority (OHA) data.