The December edition of HAI High Sign, the monthly newsletter from the Virginia Department of Health’s Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) and Antimicrobial Resistance Program spotlights efforts at Culpeper Health and Rehabilitation Center for their efforts to provide and encourage healthcare worker influenza vaccination. Flu activity is already widespread in Virginia. 

Staff Development Coordinator Donna Johnson, RN leads Culpeper’s efforts to ensure as many employees as possible receive the flu vaccination. “Education and persistence are key components in her approach to ensuring that as many healthcare workers as possible receive their annual flu vaccine,” according to the article. 

Read more about the approach used at Culpeper Health and Rehab to prevent the flu. 

For the latest information on flu activity in Virginia, visit the Department of Health’s Influenza Surveillance webpage.