National approaches to the vaccination of recently arrived migrants in Europe: A comparative policy analysis across 32 European countries

Migrants may be underimmunised and at higher risk of vaccine-preventable diseases, yet there has been no comprehensive examination of what policies are currently implemented across Europe targeting child and adult migrants. We analysed vaccination policies for migrants in 32 EU/EEA countries and Switzerland.

Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 15, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sofanne J. Ravensbergen, Laura B. Nellums, Sally Hargreaves, Ymkje Stienstra, Jon S. Friedland, ESGITM Working Group on Vaccination in Migrants, with the support of the Executive Committee and Membership of ESGITM Source Type: research