1058Frequency and Predictors of Refusal of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination among Patients at a Large Tertiary Referral Hospital

Contact information: Max Masnick, BA max@umaryland.edu Author affiliations: 1. Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD Background: Seasonal influenza vaccination rates in the US are far below desired levels. Vaccination of hospitalized patients is considered an underutilized opportunity to increase vaccination rates. Our objective was to evaluate rates of influenza vaccination at admission and vaccination refusal for eligible patients, and to identify factors associated with refusal, at a large tertiary referral hospital in Baltimore, MD.