An audit of vaccination coverage among vaccination service workers in Puglia, Italy

Co‐circulation of multiple measles virus genotypes during an epidemic in France in 2008

“…Recent studies to determine the vaccination coverage of health care workers in a French hospital showed that 12% of the hospital staff were not vaccinated against measles and had no history of having contracted the virus [Hees et al, 2009]. Similar results were obtained in a survey of vaccination service workers in Italy, which showed that 9.3% of the staff had not been vaccinated for measles [Tafuri et al, 2009].…”

Low vaccination coverage among italian healthcare workers in 2013: Contributing to the voluntary vs. mandatory vaccination debate

“…40 In this study, according with the findings of a review on vaccination in Italian healthcare workers in 2010 and other national and international studies, vaccination coverage for hepatitis B is acceptable but still sub-optimal and figures for other vaccinepreventable diseases are quite low. 7,[11][12][13][14][15][16][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]41 Vaccination coverage for seasonal influenza is far from the objective of 75% to be achieved by 2015 as in the EU Council recommendation of December 2009. 42 Protection against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella is totally inadequate to prevent disease transmission among susceptible HCWs and nosocomial oubreaks.…”

“…37 An audit of Apulian vaccination services HCWs in 2008 revealed a susceptibility rate of 9.3% for measles, mumps or rubella and 4.6% for varicella. 38 In light of a such jeopardized scenario, considering a moral imperative for HCWs to be immunized and for healthcare institutions to ensure vaccination, European public health organizations, following some experiences in the US, are pondering mandatory vaccination policies for HCWs. Overcoming concerns about individual autonomy should be ethical and acceptable if HCWs' voluntary uptake of vaccination is not optimal, especially in settings with high-risk groups of patients.…”

Attitude toward immunization and risk perception of measles, rubella, mumps, varicella, and pertussis in health care workers working in 6 hospitals of Florence, Italy 2011

“…In a recent Italian study, the analysis of the determining factors for HCWs vaccination revealed that there was a problem in the offer and the adoption of preventive measures. 37 Vaccinations should be offered especially to newly hired HCWs with negative serological results for antibodies against specific viruses. 36,45 In addition, even medical students should be screened and immunized, if susceptible, before get in contact with patients.…”