Silvia Ožvoldíková, Justína Gereová, Michal Adamišin, Veronika Kyjacová, Zuzana Krištúfková
The aim of the work is to assess the effect of vaccination against influenza in the GP surgery during influenza seasons
20013/2014, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016; and to find the reasons for and against vaccination; to analyse the disease
with laboratory confirmed influenza virus and to compare the influenza strains isolated in the GP surgery with
the strains isolated in the Slovak Republic and the vaccine. 607 patients took part in the study. We used non-anonymous
questionnaire and health documentation for the data collection. We followed morbidity for influenza and influenza-
like diseases. 27.2% of respondents were vaccinated. We found out statistically significant (p > 0.05) lower
morbidity in vaccianted compared to non-vaccinated. The vaccinated people believe in the efficacy, and they have
positive experience. The people who feel sufficiently immune refuse the vaccination. The specialists do not recommend
vaccination to chronically ill patients. Out of 10 laboratory confirmed influenza diseases, there were 4 healthcare
workers, 4 were with complications, 1 of them was pericarditis. Isolated viruses by us were equal with vaccination
ones in two seasons. Based on our findings we might state that to protect health with vaccination against
influenza in the GP surgery makes sense. Vaccination not just preserved health of the people in our care, but we
lowered the burden for our surgery through influenza season almost by a half.