Nursing home staff spreading disease
31st July 2015
Unvaccinated nursing home staff are a major factor in influenza outbreaks, an investigation by the public health unit in NSW shows.
Despite high rates of flu vaccination among residents, up to 80% of staff are not vaccinated, according to a review of influenza outbreaks in six aged-care facilities in 2014.
Control of influenza outbreaks are also hampered because many