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Divergent approaches in the vaccination of recently arrived migrants to Europe: a survey of national experts from 32 countries, 2017
Migrants within the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) may be underimmunised and lack documentation on previous vaccinations. We investigated approaches to vaccination in recently arrived adult and child migrants, and guideline availability and implementation. Methods: Between March...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6194906/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30326996 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.41.1700772 |
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author | Hargreaves, Sally Nellums, Laura B Ravensbergen, Sofanne J Friedland, Jon S Stienstra, Ymkje |
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description | Migrants within the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) may be underimmunised and lack documentation on previous vaccinations. We investigated approaches to vaccination in recently arrived adult and child migrants, and guideline availability and implementation. Methods: Between March and May 2017, a national vaccination expert from every EU/EEA country and Switzerland completed an electronic questionnaire. We used descriptive analyses to calculate percentages, and framework analysis to synthesise free-text responses. Results: We approached 32 countries (response rate 100%). Although 28 experts reported vaccination guidance at national level, specific guidelines for recently arrived migrants were only available in six countries and not consistently implemented. Twenty-three countries administered vaccinations during on-arrival health checks. Most experts recommended multiple vaccination opportunities be made available: at point of entry (n = 13) or at holding level (reception centres, migrant camps, detention centres) (n = 21). In 30 countries, child migrants without evidence of previous vaccination were re-vaccinated according to the national schedule. Diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus and polio vaccinations were given to migrant children in all countries, measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) in 31 countries, hepatitis B vaccination in 25. Low levels of catch-up vaccination were reported in adult migrants, with only 13 countries offering MMR and 10 countries charging fees. Conclusion: Existing guidance is often not migrant-specific and may not be applied in practice; clarification is needed on which vaccines should be given. Strategies are needed specifically for catch-up vaccination in adult migrants. Vaccinations should be offered in multiple settings, free of charge, with sufficient guidance and training provided to front-line healthcare professionals. |
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spelling | pubmed-61949062018-10-31 Divergent approaches in the vaccination of recently arrived migrants to Europe: a survey of national experts from 32 countries, 2017 Hargreaves, Sally Nellums, Laura B Ravensbergen, Sofanne J Friedland, Jon S Stienstra, Ymkje Euro Surveill Research Article Migrants within the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) may be underimmunised and lack documentation on previous vaccinations. We investigated approaches to vaccination in recently arrived adult and child migrants, and guideline availability and implementation. Methods: Between March and May 2017, a national vaccination expert from every EU/EEA country and Switzerland completed an electronic questionnaire. We used descriptive analyses to calculate percentages, and framework analysis to synthesise free-text responses. Results: We approached 32 countries (response rate 100%). Although 28 experts reported vaccination guidance at national level, specific guidelines for recently arrived migrants were only available in six countries and not consistently implemented. Twenty-three countries administered vaccinations during on-arrival health checks. Most experts recommended multiple vaccination opportunities be made available: at point of entry (n = 13) or at holding level (reception centres, migrant camps, detention centres) (n = 21). In 30 countries, child migrants without evidence of previous vaccination were re-vaccinated according to the national schedule. Diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus and polio vaccinations were given to migrant children in all countries, measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) in 31 countries, hepatitis B vaccination in 25. Low levels of catch-up vaccination were reported in adult migrants, with only 13 countries offering MMR and 10 countries charging fees. Conclusion: Existing guidance is often not migrant-specific and may not be applied in practice; clarification is needed on which vaccines should be given. Strategies are needed specifically for catch-up vaccination in adult migrants. Vaccinations should be offered in multiple settings, free of charge, with sufficient guidance and training provided to front-line healthcare professionals. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2018-10-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6194906/ /pubmed/30326996 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.41.1700772 Text en This article is copyright of The Authors, 2018. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Hargreaves, Sally Nellums, Laura B Ravensbergen, Sofanne J Friedland, Jon S Stienstra, Ymkje Divergent approaches in the vaccination of recently arrived migrants to Europe: a survey of national experts from 32 countries, 2017 |
title | Divergent approaches in the vaccination of recently arrived migrants to Europe: a survey of national experts from 32 countries, 2017 |
title_full | Divergent approaches in the vaccination of recently arrived migrants to Europe: a survey of national experts from 32 countries, 2017 |
title_fullStr | Divergent approaches in the vaccination of recently arrived migrants to Europe: a survey of national experts from 32 countries, 2017 |
title_full_unstemmed | Divergent approaches in the vaccination of recently arrived migrants to Europe: a survey of national experts from 32 countries, 2017 |
title_short | Divergent approaches in the vaccination of recently arrived migrants to Europe: a survey of national experts from 32 countries, 2017 |
title_sort | divergent approaches in the vaccination of recently arrived migrants to europe: a survey of national experts from 32 countries, 2017 |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6194906/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30326996 http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.41.1700772 |
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