The following stories regarding vaccinations were posted on Becker's Hospital Review within the past two weeks, beginning with the most recent.
1. The union representing nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston have sued the hospital for a policy that would require nurses to receive flu shots to retain their jobs.
2. The National Institutes of Health awarded Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute a grant to research and develop vaccines against healthcare-associated infections.
3. The percent of healthcare personnel who receive influenza vaccinations has increased over the past four years. In 2013-14, 75.2 percent of HCPs reported receiving the flu vaccine, up from 63.5 percent in 2010-11.
4. Differences in state laws regarding vaccine exemptions makes it easier for parents to opt out of vaccinations for their children in some states, in turn raising the possibility for outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. Here are the 10 states with the most unvaccinated children.
5. The rate of healthcare professionals receiving the influenza vaccination has been on the rise over the past four years.
6. All employees at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson are now required to get a flu shot.
7. An experimental vaccine developed by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections has demonstrated positive initial results when tested in mice.
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