Table 1.
Vaccination recommendations for healthcare workers, in the light of current guidelines.
| ACIP2 (2011) | WHO7 (2015) | Australia8 (2015) | Turkey18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | All | All | All | All |
| Hepatitis B | Those who work with blood or body fluids, post-contact | Those who work with blood or body fluids | All | All |
| MMR | If not immune | All (except mumps) | If not immune | If not immune |
| Pertussis (Tdap) | All | No recommendation | All | All |
| Diphtheria | No exclusive recommendation | All | No exclusive recommendation | No exclusive recommendation |
| Tetanus | No exclusive recommendation | No recommendation | No exclusive recommendation | No exclusive recommendation |
| Pertussis | No exclusive recommendation | Under review | No exclusive recommendation | No exclusive recommendation |
| Varicella | If not immune | If not immune | If not immune | If not immune |
| Hepatitis A | No recommendation | No recommendation | Personnel working with risk groups | No recommendation |
| BCG | No recommendation | No recommendation | Those under the risk of exposure to multidrug resistant TB | No recommendation |
| Rabies | No recommendation | No recommendation | Laboratory personnel | No recommendation |
| Q Fever | No recommendation | No recommendation | Laboratory personnel | No recommendation |
| Anthrax | No recommendation | No recommendation | Laboratory personnel | No recommendation |
| Small pox | No recommendation | No recommendation | Laboratory personnel | No recommendation |
| Poliomyelitis (IPA) | Laboratory personnel | All should receive primary vaccination | Laboratory personnel | Laboratory personnel |
| Typhoid fever | Laboratory personnel | No recommendation | Laboratory personnel | Laboratory personnel |
| Yellow fever | No recommendation | No recommendation | Laboratory personnel | No recommendation |
| Quadruple Meningococcal conjugate | Laboratory personnel | No recommendation | Laboratory personnel | Laboratory personnel |
| Japanese encephalitis | No recommendation | No recommendation | Laboratory personnel | No recommendation |
ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; WHO, World Health Organization; MMR, measles-mumps-rubella; Tdap, tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis; BCG, Bacillus Calmette Guerin; TB, tuberculosis; IPA, inactive polio