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Review
. 2019 Sep 13;90(9-S):45-53.
doi: 10.23750/abm.v90i9-S.8703.

Healthcare workers' vaccination at European and Italian level: a narrative review

Raffaele Squeri  1 , Angela Di Pietro, Vincenza La Fauci, Cristina Genovese
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Review

Healthcare workers' vaccination at European and Italian level: a narrative review

Raffaele Squeri et al. Acta Biomed. .

Abstract

Today some vaccine-preventable diseases remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide despite the availability of new vaccines. Healthcare workers are particularly at risk to acquire an infection disease, playing a fundamental role in nosocomial transmission, which makes them an important target group for vaccination. The vaccination recommendations of HCWs, as well as the general population, differ from country to country. Furthermore, coverage rates vary widely a lot over the world, making HCWs vulnerable to disease and so healthcare settings to outbreaks. The motivations of vaccine hesitancy are many and maybe other studies would help policymakers and stake-holders to shape programs to improve vaccination coverage and the control of infectious diseases through the correct application of guidelines on prevention.

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Each author declares that he or she has no commercial associations (e.g. consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangement etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article

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