Psychosocial determinants of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) vaccine acceptability among Indian health-care workers during the post-pandemic phase

摘要

Dear Editor During the pandemic phase of influenza A H1N1, Malte-zou et al., reported that only 21.8% of health-care workers (HCW) from Greece intended to get vaccinated against pandemic influenza A H1N1. Concerns about the vaccine safety, inadequate information and low self risk perception were the major reasons for vaccine denial among Greece HCW. It was suggested to implement mandatory vaccination policy for HCW to prevent nosocomial influenza A H1N1 infection and recently Maltezou et al., reported that physicians supported mandatory vaccination against vaccine-preventable diseases than others. World Health Organization (WHO) recommended influenza vaccination even during the post-pandemic period of influenza A H1N1.