Influenza vaccination in healthcare workers: A comprehensive critical appraisal of the literature

G Dini, A Toletone, L Sticchi, A Orsi… - Human vaccines & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Influenza imposes a significant burden worldwide from the healthcare and socio-economic
standpoints. This is also due to suboptimal vaccination coverage among the target …

Vaccination of healthcare workers: is mandatory vaccination needed?

HC Maltezou, K Theodoridou, C Ledda… - Expert review of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Vaccinations of healthcare workers (HCWs) aim to directly protect them from
occupational acquisition of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and to indirectly protect …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccination coverage in healthcare workers: A multicenter cross-sectional study in Italy

C Genovese, IAM Picerno, G Trimarchi… - Journal of Preventive …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and methods Annex 3 of the Presidential Decree n. 445 of 28 December 2000 was
used to collect information on the vaccination status of HCWs. The mean and standard …

[HTML][HTML] Flu and COVID-19 vaccination: What happens to the flu shot when the campaigns overlap? Experience from a large Italian research hospital

D Pascucci, MC Nurchis, A Lontano, E Marziali… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Influenza represents a threat to global health and health care workers (HCWs) have an
increased risk of contracting the influenza virus in the workplace. The COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of Occupational Physicians towards seasonal influenza vaccination: a cross-sectional study from North-Eastern …

M Riccò, S Cattani, F Casagranda… - Journal of preventive …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods. In total, 92 OPh (42.4% males, 57.6% females, mean age of 47.3±10.4 years, 50
specialists in Occupational Medicine, 42 specialists in Hygiene and Public Health) were …

[HTML][HTML] Compliance with immunization and a biological risk assessment of health care workers as part of an occupational health surveillance program: The …

FP Bianchi, L Vimercati, F Mansi, S De Nitto… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza vaccination campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic: the experience of a research and teaching hospital in Milan

PM Perrone, G Biganzoli, M Lecce… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than ever, optimal influenza vaccination
coverage among healthcare workers (HCWs) is crucial to avoid absenteeism and disruption …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal influenza vaccination in health care workers. A pre-post intervention study in an Italian paediatric hospital

F Gilardi, G Castelli Gattinara, MR Vinci… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Despite relevant recommendations and evidences on the efficacy of influenza vaccination in
health care workers (HCWs), vaccination coverage rates in Europe and Italy currently do not …

[HTML][HTML] Measles: a new danger for Ukraine's children! The need for an effective and timely vaccination prevention campaign for an insidious disease that comes from …

D Orsini, M Martini - Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Measles, a highly contagious and dangerous disease that can cause disability
or even death, remains endemic in Ukraine. This is a serious public health problem that …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccination offer during the occupational health surveillance program for healthcare workers and suitability to work: an Italian retrospective cohort study

FP Bianchi, P Stefanizzi, L De Maria, A Martinelli… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …