Vaccination due to Occupational Risks

  1. Recommended Vaccines for Healthcare Workers

Vaccines required for students of medical faculties, dentistry faculties, nurse/midwifery training schools, health vocational colleges, etc., all health workers (including military health personnel) in contact with patients and patient extracts, cleaning staff working in health institutions, 112 emergency health services personnel, National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE) personnel working in emergencies, disasters and extraordinary situations, and other employees, including personnel working in emergency health vehicles

  • Diphtheria tetanus (Td ) (It is recommended to have one dose of pertussis-containing vaccine)
  • Measles-mumps-rubella-mumps (MMR)
  • Seasonal Influenza
  • HepatitisB
  • Chickenpox
  • Hepatitis A (Required for students of medical faculties, nurse/midwifery training schools, health vocational colleges and health personnel working in sub-care services (such as pediatric services, pediatric infection services, adult intensive care units) in health institutions and cleaning workers working in these departments, laboratory workers working with fecal material, 112 emergency health services personnel, National Medical Rescue Team (UMKE) personnel working in emergencies, disasters and extraordinary situations, and personnel working in emergency health vehicles. All healthcare workers with chronic hepatitis).
  • Meningococcus (for laboratory personnel working with meningococcus in microbiology laboratory)
  1. Recommended vaccines for all staff working in Removal Centers (RDCs) serving irregular migrants and/or at risk in direct contact with irregular migrants
  • Seasonal influenza
  • Tetanus-diphtheria vaccine, including at least one adult-type pertussis vaccine
  • Measles-Rubella-Mumps (MMR)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis A
  • Chickenpox
  • Oral polio (For GGM personnel who cannot be documented to have received oral polio vaccine according to the national vaccination calendar)
  • Meningococcus
  1. Recommended vaccinations for sewage workers: Hepatitis A vaccine is recommended, in addition all adults should be vaccinated in accordance with the recommended adult vaccinations.
  2. Recommended vaccinations for people working in medical waste management:
  • Seasonal influenza
  • Tetanus-diphtheria vaccine
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis A

Healthcare workers in this group should be vaccinated in accordance with the healthcare worker vaccination scheme. In addition, all adults should be vaccinated in accordance with the recommended adult vaccinations.

  1. Vaccines recommended for other workers at risk

Because of the increased risk of hepatitis B disease, people outside the professions listed above should also be vaccinated against hepatitis B.

  • Barbers-hairdressers, manicure-pedicurists
  • Those who have sexual intercourse for money,
  • Persons in care homes for the mentally handicapped, persons in orphanages,
  • Fire brigade personnel, soldiers (those at high risk),
  • Police officers (at high risk),