Do trusts ensure their workers are immune to measles, mumps, and rubella?

The measles outbreak in Wales has highlighted the UK population's vulnerability to measles due to low MMR vaccine uptake. Healthcare workers are at risk of acquiring and transmitting the disease to their patients, and a recent UK study showed that 3% of them were non-immune to measles. 3 In Dec...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2013-06, Vol.346 (jun04 2), p.f3549-f3549
Main Authors: Mearkle, Rachel, Cheney, Helen, Mindlin, Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health care
Health Personnel
Hepatitis
Humans
Measles
Measles - immunology
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine - administration & dosage
Medical personnel
Mumps
Mumps - immunology
Occupational Exposure - prevention & control
Occupational health
Rubella
Rubella - immunology
Trusts
United Kingdom
Vaccines
Workers
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Summary:The measles outbreak in Wales has highlighted the UK population's vulnerability to measles due to low MMR vaccine uptake. Healthcare workers are at risk of acquiring and transmitting the disease to their patients, and a recent UK study showed that 3% of them were non-immune to measles. 3 In December 2012 to January 2013 the Surrey and Sussex Health Protection Unit undertook a survey of all 11 local provider trusts (acute and community). None declared. 1 Iacobucci G. Wales sets up drop-in vaccination clinics to tackle measles outbreak.
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.f3549