Multisociety statement on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination as a condition of employment for healthcare personnel. (13th January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Weber, David J.; Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.; Babcock, Hilary M.; Bryant, Kristina; Drees, Marci; Elshaboury, Ramy; Essick, Katharine; Fakih, Mohamad; Henderson, David K.; Javaid, Waleed; Juffras, Diane; Jump, Robin L.P.; Lee, Francesca; Malani, Anurag N.; Mathew, Trini A.; Murthy, Rekha K.; Nace, David; O'Shea, Tara; Pettigrew, Erica; Pettis, Ann Marie; Schaffzin, Joshua K.; Shenoy, Erica S.; Vaishampayan, Julie; Wiley, Zanthia; Wright, Sharon B.; Yokoe, Deborah; Young, Heather
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 43:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 11
• Publication Date: 2022-01-13
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.322
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : This consensus statement by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA), the Association for Professionals in Epidemiology and Infection Control (APIC), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) recommends that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination should be a condition of employment for all healthcare personnel in facilities in the United States. Exemptions from this policy apply to those with medical contraindications to all COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States and other exemptions as specified by federal or state law. The consensus statement also supports COVID-19 vaccination of nonemployees functioning at a healthcare facility (eg, students, contract workers, volunteers, etc).