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flag Oregon’s health care worker flu vaccination rate dropped to 54% in 2024-2025, raising patient safety concerns.

flag 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. flag The decline, which raises concerns about patient safety and virus spread, was most pronounced in nursing and psychiatric facilities, where rates were 30%. flag Ambulatory surgery centers had the highest rate at 61%. flag About 18% of workers declined the vaccine, and 28% had unknown vaccination status, highlighting recordkeeping gaps. flag Oregon continues aiming for the 90% Healthy People 2020 benchmark, requiring 53,260 more workers to be vaccinated. flag Public health officials recommend free on-site vaccines, incentives, and improved documentation to boost coverage.

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