title: [Vaccination recommendations for health care workers in Austria].
abstract: In Austria the vaccination coverage among health care workers (HCW) - particularly among hospital personnel - is not sufficient. This is of specific concern, because not only the individual protection but also the prevention of disease transmission of vaccine preventable diseases between HCW and patients needs to be guaranteed. Particularly immunosuppressed patients, who are at higher risk for morbidity and mortality due to certain infections, but cannot be vaccination themselves, must be able to rely on herd protection, i.e. not being infected by surrounding/caring persons. The following publication provides for the first time detailed guidelines for vaccination programs for HCWs in Austria, including personnel within hospitals, medical institutions and laboratories, as well as Medical Universities including students. Moreover, these guidelines are also recommended to medical personnel in outpatient clinics, social service institutions and medical practices. Additionally to the vaccination schedules this publication also includes a chapter on ethical as well as legal background underlying these recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Spezifische Prophylaxe und Tropenmedizin, MedUni Wien, Kinderspitalgasse 15, 1090, Wien, Österreich, ursula.wiedermann@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Ursula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wiedermann
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rendi-Wagner
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aigner
authors.forename: Elmar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bechter
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Druml
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Falb
authors.forename: Heidemarie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Holzmann
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karbus
authors.forename: Herwig
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kollaritsch
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kundi
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Presterl
authors.forename: Eva-Elisabeth
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Szymanski
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tucek
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zenz
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zwiauer
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014611:Vaccination / Q000592:standards*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*