Table 1.
Summary of employee influenza vaccination strategies by year
| Components | Year and Strategy Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Baseline | 2011 Carrot | 2012 Stick | |
| Center-based Strategies | |||
| Free Vaccine | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vaccine Clinics on Campus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile Carts | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Vaccine rounds with Infection Prevention Staff | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Centerwide advertising | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Centerwide Flu vaccine talk | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Email reminders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weekly updates to managers regarding non-compliant staff | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Center leadership support/involvement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Incentives | |||
| $25 gift card if 95% vaccination rate achieved centerwide | ✓ | ||
| Declination process | |||
| Declination form | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Form faxed or emailed to OHS | ✓ | ||
| Form hand delivered to OHS | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Form completed in presence of OHS staff | ✓ | ||
| Online education and Post-test required for declination | ✓ | ||
| One-on-one peer counseling with OHS staff | ✓ | ||
| Required appointment for counseling and declination | ✓ | ||
| Medical opt-out of vaccination | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Filled out by employee and faxed or emailed to OHS | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Required physician note | ✓ | ||
| Consequences with non-compliance | |||
| Manager-initiated discussion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Disciplinary letter into Employee file | ✓ | ||
| Increasing sanctions if not compliant | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Campaign length | |||
| Time from start of strategy | unspecified | 8 weeks | 6 weeks |