期刊
VACCINE
卷 41, 期 37, 页码 5441-5446出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.07.032
关键词
COVID-19; Vaccine mandates; Vaccine coverage rates; Healthcare personnel; Disparities; Occupational Medicine; Employee health; Vaccine hesitancy; Public Health
This study aimed to assess vaccine coverage rates before and after implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate among Health care Personnel (HCP) and to study demographic characteristics associated with vaccine uptake. The results showed that the vaccine series completion rate was 86.0% before the mandate announcement and increased to 98.7% after mandate implementation. Hospital educational initiatives appeared to improve vaccine uptake, particularly among Blacks, those of other/multiracial backgrounds, Hispanics, and those with some or no direct patient contact.
Objectives: To assess vaccine coverage rates before and after implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate among Health care Personnel (HCP) and demographic characteristics associated with vaccine uptake Design, Setting, and Participants: Cohort study conducted among 10,889 hospital employees followed from Dec 16, 2020 -October 31, 2021, at a large academic hospital in Philadelphia. Main Outcome and Measures: Time to COVID-19 vaccination and vaccine series completion rates before and after implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate based on age, gender, race/ethnicity, and level of patient contact/occupational group.Results: The vaccination series completion rate was 86.0% prior to mandate announcement, and increased to 98.7% after mandate implementation. Rates before mandate announcement were highest among Asians (96.2%), Whites (94.0%), males (89.7%), employees = 65 years of age (95.2%), and employees with direct patient care (physicians, 99.0%, and nurses, 93.3%). Hospital educational initiatives (including Town Halls and discussions with Black and Hispanic employees with the lowest vaccination rates) appeared to improve uptake. The largest increase in series completion after mandate announcement occurred among Blacks, those of other/multiracial backgrounds, and Hispanics (35.6%, 22.4%, and 10.8%, respectively) as well as those with some or no direct patient contact (24.5% and 18.3%, respectively). Medical or religious exemptions were approved for 64 (<0.6%) employees and 38 (<0.4%) left their positions (8 voluntary, 30 involuntary) specifically due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. No clinically meaningful differences by age, gender, or race/ethnicity for those who were vaccinated under the mandate versus those who left their positions were noted.Conclusions and Relevance: These results suggest that while mandates may be challenging to institutions and enforcement unpopular, they play an important role in reducing hesitancy and securing high vaccination rates among HCP, a group at high risk of COVID-19 given their employment and who can be a source of disease transmission to patients.
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