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The Use of Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV) in Healthcare Personnel (HCP): Guidance from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Thomas R. Talbot ,
Hilary Babcock ,
Deborah Cotton ,
Lisa L. Maragakis ,
Gregory A. Poland ,
Edward J. Septimus ,
Michael L. Tapper ,
David J. Weber  and
SHEA Task Force on Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination
Thomas R. Talbot*
Affiliation:
Departments of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
Hilary Babcock
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Deborah Cotton
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
Lisa L. Maragakis
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Gregory A. Poland
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
Edward J. Septimus
Affiliation:
Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, Tennessee Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas
Michael L. Tapper
Affiliation:
Lenox Hill Hospital and the New York, University School of Medicine, New York, New York
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*
A-2200 Medical Center North 1161 21st Avenue South, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232 (tom.talbot@vanderbilt.edu)
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Abstract

Because of the live viral backbone of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV), questions have arisen regarding infection control precautions and restrictions surrounding its use in healthcare personnel (HCP). This document provides guidance from the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America regarding use of LAIV in HCP and the infection control precautions that are recommended with its use in this population.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012;33(10):981-983

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Shea Guidance Statement
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 10 , October 2012 , pp. 981 - 983
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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