The Centers for Disease Control recommends that everyone 6 months or older get vaccinated against influenza as soon as the flu vaccine is available in their community. It is especially important that health care workers get vaccinated because they may care for or live with people at high risk for influenza-related complications. People 65 years or older, young children, and people with medical conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or kidney disease are at especially high risk from the flu and complications.

The Maryland Health Care Commission collects the rates of staff influenza vaccination using a separate survey for different facility types.  Ambulatory Surgical Facilities/Hospital Based Outpatient Departments, Assisted Living facilities with ten beds or more, Hospice agencies, Home Health agencies and Nursing Homes are surveyed each year.  These surveys collect information on vaccinations received by staff working in these settings, as well as information on infection prevention initiatives. Results for each facility, as well as statewide scores, are publicly reported on the Maryland Quality Reporting website  under the facility profile pages.  

2021-2022 Nursing Home Health Care Worker Influenza Vaccination Rates

2021-2022 Assisted Living Facility Health Care Worker Vaccination Rates

Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Survey Trends (2016-2021)