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Vaccination coverage rates and attitudes towards mandatory vaccinations among healthcare personnel in tertiary-care hospitals in Greece.

Helena C MaltezouMaria TseroniIoannis DrositisMaria N GamaletsouDimitra Maria KoukouEmmanouil BolikasEmmanuela PeskelidouCharalambos DaflosEvangelia PanagiotakiCaterina LeddaAndroula PavliNikolaos MoussasStavroula KontogianniEftychia SvarnaMichalis PloumidisAndronikos SpyrouMaria ChiniGeorgios AdamisAthanasia LouridaDimitrios HatzigeorgiouPanagiotis GargalianosGeorge SyrogiannopoulosNikolaos V Sipsas
Published in: Expert review of vaccines (2022)
Although most HCPs supported mandatory vaccinations, significant vaccination gaps, and susceptibility rates were recorded. The proportion of susceptible HCP to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella has increased in the past decade, mostly because of reduction in acquired cases of natural illness. Vaccination programs for HCP should be developed. A national registry to follow HCP's vaccination rates is urgently needed.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • tertiary care
  • public health