Mandatory Flu Vaccination or Masking of Health Care Workers During Every Influenza Season (SUSPENDED 9/20/23)
Health Officers for Alameda County and the City of Berkeley are reminding health care providers and their employers regarding their joint Health Officer order (originally dated Aug. 28, 2013) (SUSPENDED 9/20/23) mandating that all licensed health care facilities in Alameda County and the City of Berkeley require their health care workers (HCWs) to receive an annual influenza vaccination or, if they decline, wear a mask during every influenza season while working in patient care areas. Influenza season dates are defined as November 1 to April 30 of the following year. This order is ongoing and applies to each influenza season, unless rescinded or modified.
- Influenza FAQ (CDC, 2019)
- Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the ACIP – United States, 2019–20 Influenza Season (MMWR, 2019)