Experts agree that influenza vaccination of health-care personnel (HCP) is the best method of preventing nosocomial outbreaks. Because voluntary uptake among HCP has not achieved recommended levels, hundreds of health-care facilities and twenty states have implemented mandatory vaccination programs. ...
This analysis employed a mathematical system for polio transmission within military populations interacting with locals in a polio-endemic region to evaluate changes in vaccination policy. Removal of blanket immunization had no effect on simulated polio incidence among deployed military populations when risk...
health care personnelemployeehealth care workershospitalmandatory vaccinationseasonalWe conducted a national study of childrens hospitals and neighboring general medical-surgical hospitals to examine their employee vaccination policies. Survey questions addressed health care personnel (HCP) influenza vaccination ...
* There has been resistance from an important number of the public education and health personnel to the vaccination drive, and besides restrictions of access to health and educational establishments to non-vaccinated people, government might go for legislations to make vaccination mandatory. What’...
Military personnel Peace Corp volunteers Airline crew Anyone entering Belize for less than 24 hours Although Belizean citizens living abroad are exempt from buying the Belize Health Travel Insurance, they can do so if they want. Belizean citizens with dual nationality entering Belize on their fore...
Regardless of their vaccination status, South Koreans and foreigners on long-term stays must self-quarantine at home while foreigners on short-term stays have to be quarantined at government-assigned facilities. Many international travelers arriving at Incheon International Airport, the gateway to Seoul...
troops.Reports on the United States Department of Defense's June 1999 directive to increase the amount of personnel to be vaccinated with anthrax. Anthrax vaccination requirement of high-threat military operations; List of international high threat areas; Aspects of the anthrax vaccination program....
While these practices seem to be well supported, other strategies such as mandatory vaccination of HCPs as a condition of employment, have been more controversial. This review will discuss some of the controversial aspects of mandating influenza vaccines for HCP by addressing frequently cited reasons ...
Healthcare-associated transmission of influenza is problematic for both patients and healthcare personnel (HCP). Prevention requires a multifaceted approach including basic infection control practices. One increasingly utilized and endorsed strategy is mandating HCP influenza vaccination as a condition of ...
An ethical analysis of mandatory influenza vaccination of health care personnel: implementing fairly and balancing benefits and burdens. Am J Bioeth 2013;13:30-37.Antommaria AHM. An ethical analysis of mandatory influenza vaccination of health care personnel: implementing fairly and balancing benefits...