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Pneumococcal vaccination for welders: Global deployment within a multi-national corporation
A Michael Donoghue1, James C Wesdock2
1Alcoa Alumina, Applecross, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Background:
Lobar pneumonia is an occupational disease of welders. This is the first report of global deployment of a pneumococcal vaccination program for welders within a multi-national corporation.
Methods:
Global webinars were conducted to introduce the program. Communication packages translated into all location languages were deployed. All employee welders who had not previously been vaccinated were offered a free single dose of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) by on-site location medical centers during normal working hours. Numbers of vaccinated welders were reported by each location each month.
Results:
Twelve months after starting the program, 241 of 767 welders have been vaccinated (31%) across six countries.
Conclusions:
Global deployment of pneumococcal vaccination for welders can be successfully undertaken by a multi-national corporation. Adoption of this practice by corporations could reduce the incidence and mortality of pneumonia among welders globally.
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