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Oregon’s health care worker flu vaccination rate dropped to 54% in 2024-2025, raising patient safety concerns.
Flu vaccination rates among Oregon’s health care workers fell to 54% in the 2024-2025 season, a drop of 11% from the prior year and 36% since 2019-2020, according to Oregon Health Authority data.
The decline, which raises concerns about patient safety and virus spread, was most pronounced in nursing and psychiatric facilities, where rates were 30%.
Ambulatory surgery centers had the highest rate at 61%.
About 18% of workers declined the vaccine, and 28% had unknown vaccination status, highlighting recordkeeping gaps.
Oregon continues aiming for the 90% Healthy People 2020 benchmark, requiring 53,260 more workers to be vaccinated.
Public health officials recommend free on-site vaccines, incentives, and improved documentation to boost coverage.
La tasa de vacunación contra la gripe de los trabajadores de salud de Oregon cayó al 54% en 2024-2025, lo que generó preocupaciones sobre la seguridad de los pacientes.