Vaccination of healthcare workers: is mandatory vaccination needed?

• Main Authors: Helena C. Maltezou (Author), Kalliopi Theodoridou (Author), Caterina Ledda (Author), Venerando Rapisarda (Author), Maria Theodoridou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Vaccinations of healthcare workers (HCWs) aim to directly protect them from occupational acquisition of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and to indirectly protect their patients and the essential healthcare infrastructure. However, outbreaks due to VPDs continue to challenge healthc...