Publication date: Jul 16, 2025
To estimate the influenza vaccine effectiveness (IVE) against absenteeism among healthcare personnel (HCP) during the 2022-2023 season. We prospectively followed 5752 HCP employed in four tertiary-care hospitals in Greece from November 14, 2022 to May 28, 2023 for episodes of absenteeism. Upon onset of symptoms, HCP were tested for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infection by RT-PCR and/or rapid antigen detection test. A total of 1029 episodes of absenteeism occurred during the study period. Influenza accounted for 95 (9. 2 %) of episodes. The mean duration of work absence per influenza-related episode of absenteeism was 3. 6 days compared to a mean of 5. 4 days per other non-influenza-related episode of absenteeism (p-value
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| 4days | Absenteeism |
| Greece | Healthcare personnel |
| Influenza | Influenza |
| Pcr | Morbidity |
| Vaccination |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | influenza |
| disease | MESH | SARS-CoV-2 infection |
| pathway | REACTOME | SARS-CoV-2 Infection |
| disease | MESH | Morbidity |