TY - JOUR
T1 - Coverage rates against vaccine-preventable diseases among healthcare workers in Sicily (Italy)
AU - Maida, Carmelo Massimo
AU - Contrino, Eleonora
AU - Tramuto, Fabio
AU - Vitale, Francesco
AU - Costantino, Claudio
AU - Maltezou, Helena C.
AU - Ledda, Caterina
AU - Rapisarda, Venerando
AU - Conforto, Arianna
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) reduces the risk of occupational vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), prevents their nosocomial transmission and preserves healthcare delivery during outbreaks. Extensive implementation of vaccination programmes for HCWs allowed the elimination or control of several VPDs within healthcare facilities; despite these, the vaccine adherence rates among HCWs are persistently suboptimal.
AB - Vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) reduces the risk of occupational vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), prevents their nosocomial transmission and preserves healthcare delivery during outbreaks. Extensive implementation of vaccination programmes for HCWs allowed the elimination or control of several VPDs within healthcare facilities; despite these, the vaccine adherence rates among HCWs are persistently suboptimal.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/439776
M3 - Article
JO - European Journal of Public Health
JF - European Journal of Public Health
SN - 1101-1262
ER -