Pertussis, or whooping cough, has had a dramatic resurgence in the past several years and
is the most common vaccine-preventable disease in the world. The year 2012 marked the …

During the second half of the 20th century, vaccinations led to the control or even
eradication of several vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in Europe. However, outbreaks …

Introduction Employer vaccination requirements have been used to increase vaccination
uptake among healthcare personnel (HCP). In summer 2021, HCP were the group most …

Background The active immunization of health care workers (HCWs) is a primary measure to
prevent nosocomial infection; despite this, vaccine coverage among HCWs in most countries …

Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, adherence to wearing face mask and washing
hands procedures and achieving high COVID-19 vaccine coverage among healthcare …

Despite the benefits of vaccination for health care workers (HCWs), uptake of recommended
vaccinations is low, particularly for seasonal influenza and pertussis. In addition, there is …

Objective To assess the intention to accept a pertussis cocooning vaccination and to
examine the determinants that influence this intention among healthcare workers (HCWs) in …

The active immunization of health care workers (HCWs) is a crucial measure to avoid
nosocomial infection; nevertheless, vaccine coverage (VC) among health personnel in Italy …

Results 78 participants regularly recalled pertussis vaccination status and/or performed
pertussis vaccination in HCWs (52.7%). Proactive status was correlated with the aim to avoid …

During the last decades pertussis incidence raised globally. Several vaccination strategies
targeting adults to reduce pertussis among young infants have been proposed, including …