Vaccination
Vaccines play a crucial role in preventing infectious diseases. © G. Tjalvin
Vaccination is a highly effective method for protecting workers at risk of work-related infections. Vaccines interact with the immune system to produce a response similar to that of a natural infection, without causing the disease or its potential complications. Immunity from vaccines can last for many years, often a lifetime, though this varies by vaccine. Additionally, not all infections have corresponding vaccines.
In most countries, vaccines are recommended and provided for children. If a person was not vaccinated during childhood, different vaccines should be considered for adults in occupations at risk of infections.
Here is a summary of WHO’s recommendations for routine immunization. It is designed to assist in the development of country-specific schedules and is not intended for use direct use by health care workers. Country specific schedules should be based on local epidemiologic, programmatic, resource and policy considerations. To assist countries in developing national policies for the vaccination of health care workers, WHO provides this information: Immunization of Health Care Workers.
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