Letter to the editor: Vaccinating healthcare workers: Evidence and ethics

H. Kelly

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.2.21006

Letter to the editor: Vaccinating healthcare workers: Evidence and ethics

H. Kelly^*

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Abstract

In a recent issue of Eurosurveillance, Betsch argued that vaccination of healthcare workers (HCWs) will prevent transmission of pathogens from HCWs to patients and that HCW vaccination should be encouraged by correcting skewed impressions of risk and by an appeal to altruistic or pro-social motivation.

Original language	English
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.2.21006
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 2015

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