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MMWR February 24, 2006 / 55(RR02);1-16

Influenza Vaccination of Health-Care Personnel
Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory
Committee (HICPAC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP)
Please note: An erratum has been published for this article. To view the
erratum, please click here.
Prepared by
Michele L. Pearson, MD1
Carolyn B. Bridges, MD2
Scott A. Harper, MD3
1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious
Diseases
2Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, National Immunization Program
3Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious
Diseases


* In this report, the term HCP refers to all paid and unpaid persons working
in health-care settings who have the potential for exposure to infectious
materials, including body substances, contaminated medical supplies and
equipment, contaminated environmental surfaces, or contaminated air. HCP
might include (but are not limited to) physicians, nurses, nursing
assistants, therapists, technicians, emergency medical service personnel,
dental personnel, pharmacists, laboratory personnel, autopsy personnel,
students and trainees, contractual staff not employed by the health-care
facility, and persons (e.g., clerical, dietary, housekeeping, maintenance,
and volunteers) not directly involved in patient care but potentially
exposed to infectious agents that can be transmitted to and from HCP. The
recommendations in this report apply to HCP in acute care hospitals, nursing
homes, skilled nursing facilities, physician's offices, urgent care centers,
and outpatient clinics, and to persons who provide home health care and
emergency medical services.