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ArticleBMJ leader2022

Case for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in health and aged care settings: a guide for leaders.

Erwin Loh, Sarah Michael, Rob Beetson, Annie Schmidt

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Article in BMJ leader, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 49% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erwin LohExecutive Leadership Team, St Vincent's Health Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia erwin.loh@monash.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7157-0826
Sarah MichaelExecutive Leadership Team, St Vincent's Health Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Rob BeetsonExecutive Leadership Team, St Vincent's Health Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Annie SchmidtExecutive Leadership Team, St Vincent's Health Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
St Vincent's Health · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis brief paper provides an overview of the analysis in support of mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all workers in health and aged care settings in Australia. Leaders of health and aged care organisations have a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine-preventable disease in their facilities, including COVID-19.

methodsKey issues that should be considered by healthcare leaders when mandating that all health and aged care workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 were analysed by executives from a large Australian national health and aged care provider and discussed in this paper.

resultsThis paper summarises the medical/scientific, ethical, legal, work health and safety, workers' compensation and industrial relations considerations when mandating COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers.

conclusionLeaders of health and aged care organisations must provide a safe environment and workplace for all those who work for them, as well as for those who receive care or treatment at one of their facilities. It is hoped that this paper will assist leaders of healthcare organisations in making their own decisions during this time.

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COVID-19AgedAustraliaCOVID-19 VaccinesHealth PersonnelHumansVaccinationCOVID-19 Vaccinesclinical leadershipCOVID-19health policysafety

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PMID36170534
PMCPMC12038098
OpenAlexW4200311712

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