http://www.mcknights.com/vaccination/topic/9963/ Articles tagged with Vaccination from McKnight's Long Term Care News McKnight's custserv@mcknights.com no We've decided that next flu season we're going to mandate our staff members get flu shots. Are we on firm legal ground? http://www.mcknights.com/ask-the-legal-expert-about-mandating-flu-shots/article/291363/ Wed, 01 May 2013 19:00:00 GMT We've decided that next flu season we're going to mandate our staff members get flu shots. Are we on firm legal ground? McKnight's This season's influenza vaccine was largely ineffective for seniors, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers released Thursday. http://www.mcknights.com/flu-vaccine-offered-poor-protection-for-seniors-this-year-cdc-says/article/281423/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMT This season's influenza vaccine was largely ineffective for seniors, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers released Thursday. McKnight's Over the years we've tried a number of different approaches to incentivize employees, with varying success. The one thing we did not do was to make flu shots mandatory, as this wasn't compatible with our management philosophy. So we had to come up with a different strategy to motivate compliance among staff members. http://www.mcknights.com/a-matter-of-policy-increasing-flu-immunization-compliance/article/280283/ Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:30:00 GMT Over the years we've tried a number of different approaches to incentivize employees, with varying success. The one thing we did not do was to make flu shots mandatory, as this wasn't compatible with our management philosophy. So we had to come up with a different strategy to motivate compliance among staff members. McKnight's New strains of genetically engineered bacteria may improve the efficacy of vaccines for diseases that include the flu and pertussis, University of Texas at Austin researchers say. http://www.mcknights.com/more-effective-shots-created/article/279152/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:13:00 GMT New strains of genetically engineered bacteria may improve the efficacy of vaccines for diseases that include the flu and pertussis, University of Texas at Austin researchers say. McKnight's In the hearty debates taking place around McKnight's stories about the flu shot, there's one angle that, quite frankly, hasn't been brought up much. http://www.mcknights.com/the-economics-of-the-flu-shot/article/277087/ Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:30:00 GMT In the hearty debates taking place around McKnight's stories about the flu shot, there's one angle that, quite frankly, hasn't been brought up much. McKnight's A new type of influenza vaccine was approved Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and will soon be available in limited quantities, providing another weapon against the seasonal virus wreaking havoc in long-term care settings around the country. http://www.mcknights.com/new-flu-vaccine-could-be-used-more-widely-than-current-versions/article/276573/ Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:30:00 GMT A new type of influenza vaccine was approved Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and will soon be available in limited quantities, providing another weapon against the seasonal virus wreaking havoc in long-term care settings around the country. McKnight's Some healthcare workers have lost their jobs for refusing the flu vaccine, sparking controversy as the 2013 flu season officially reached epidemic status. http://www.mcknights.com/healthcare-workers-losing-jobs-over-flu-vaccine-refusals-despite-data-from-nursing-home-studies/article/276027/ Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:30:00 GMT Some healthcare workers have lost their jobs for refusing the flu vaccine, sparking controversy as the 2013 flu season officially reached epidemic status. McKnight's Significant increases in flu activity in the United States have occurred in the last two weeks. With the exception of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, this is the earliest that the nation has hit the influenza-like-illness baseline in nearly a decade. http://www.mcknights.com/early-flu-season-has-feds-urging-vaccinations/article/272215/ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:02:53 GMT Significant increases in flu activity in the United States have occurred in the last two weeks. With the exception of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, this is the earliest that the nation has hit the influenza-like-illness baseline in nearly a decade. McKnight's Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas have already reported high levels of flu activity, officials said. http://www.mcknights.com/flu-hits-early-and-hard-especially-in-south-cdc-says/article/271193/ Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:30:00 GMT Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas have already reported high levels of flu activity, officials said. McKnight's Vaccinations from nurses drove a significant increase in at-risk adults and older people who received flu or pneumonia shots, according to a new study. http://www.mcknights.com/study-nurses-help-increase-vaccinations/article/269860/ Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:30:00 GMT Vaccinations from nurses drove a significant increase in at-risk adults and older people who received flu or pneumonia shots, according to a new study. McKnight's