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Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2009;302(17):1848-1849.

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As the vaccine to prevent the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) virus has become available in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stressed that the first doses should be given to certain groups. One such group, health care workers, were designated as a priority group to receive the vaccine, not only to protect patients but also to protect themselves and to reduce staff illness and absenteeism at a time when clinical workers may be desperately needed.

"Personally, I feel like it's an important part of quality of care, an opportunity not only to increase your chances of being able to come to work but to decrease your chances of transmitting an infectious agent to at-risk patients," said Jay Butler, MD, director of the CDC's H1N1 Vaccine Task Force.

Health officials have designated clinical workers as one of the priority groups to receive . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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