Pediatr. praxi. 2024;25(6):352-356 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2024.067

Is it necessary to vaccinate us, healthcare workers?

MUDr. ©árka Rumlarová, Ph.D.
Centrum pro očkování a cestovní medicínu, Klinika infekčních nemocí Fakultní nemocnice a Lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy Hradec Králové

Healthcare workers are exposed to many infections in the course of their work. At the same time, healthcare workers can be a source of infection for the patients they care for. Vaccination of healthcare workers therefore plays an important role in improving the safety of both patients and healthcare workers. Vaccination against viral hepatitis B or hepatitis A, and in certain circumstances rabies or measles, is mandatory for healthcare workers. In addition, vaccination against influenza, covid-19, pertussis, meningococcal disease and varicella is recommended for healthcare workers.

Keywords: vaccination vaccine-preventable diseases, health-care workers, health care associated infections.

Accepted: December 10, 2024; Published: December 31, 2024  Show citation

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