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Article

Protective Vaccination Used by Doctors for Prevention of Infections

by
Beata Zastawna
1,*,
Roman Załuska
1,
Anna Milewska
2,
Agnieszka Zdęba-Mozoła
1,
Agnieszka Ogonowska
1,
Remigiusz Kozłowski
3,
Anna Owczarek
1 and
Michał Marczak
4
1
Department of Management and Logistics in Health Care, Medical University of Lodz, 90-131 Lodz, Poland
2
Department of Statistics and Medical Informatics, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-089 Bialystok, Poland
3
Center for Security Technologies in Logistics, Faculty of Management, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
4
Collegium of Management, WSB University in Warsaw, 03-204 Warszawa, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4153; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054153
Submission received: 12 December 2022 / Revised: 22 February 2023 / Accepted: 23 February 2023 / Published: 25 February 2023
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Abstract

Doctors, as with all healthcare workers, are a specific risk group due to a high probability of contact with contagious pathogens. An online survey was conducted among Polish doctors to establish their use of protective vaccination to decrease their personal risk of infection. The online survey was conducted using questions about medics’ vaccination decisions and approaches. The results revealed that immunization against VPDs for most participants was not adequate based on recommendations or developments in vaccinology. To increase vaccination as a prophylactic method among doctors, especially those not involved in the immunization of patients, an educational campaign is demanded. As non-immunized medics are at risk themselves and are also a threat to the safety of patients, legal changes and the monitoring of vaccine acceptance and perception among medics are required.
Keywords: vaccination; immunization; vaccine preventable diseases; healthcare workers; vaccination hesitancy; prophylactic methods vaccination; immunization; vaccine preventable diseases; healthcare workers; vaccination hesitancy; prophylactic methods

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Zastawna, B.; Załuska, R.; Milewska, A.; Zdęba-Mozoła, A.; Ogonowska, A.; Kozłowski, R.; Owczarek, A.; Marczak, M. Protective Vaccination Used by Doctors for Prevention of Infections. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4153. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054153

AMA Style

Zastawna B, Załuska R, Milewska A, Zdęba-Mozoła A, Ogonowska A, Kozłowski R, Owczarek A, Marczak M. Protective Vaccination Used by Doctors for Prevention of Infections. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(5):4153. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054153

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Zastawna, Beata, Roman Załuska, Anna Milewska, Agnieszka Zdęba-Mozoła, Agnieszka Ogonowska, Remigiusz Kozłowski, Anna Owczarek, and Michał Marczak. 2023. "Protective Vaccination Used by Doctors for Prevention of Infections" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 5: 4153. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054153

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Zastawna, B., Załuska, R., Milewska, A., Zdęba-Mozoła, A., Ogonowska, A., Kozłowski, R., Owczarek, A., & Marczak, M. (2023). Protective Vaccination Used by Doctors for Prevention of Infections. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4153. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054153

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