Περίληψη:
In recent years various EU/EEA countries have experienced an influx of
migrants from low and middle income countries. In 2018, the “Vaccine
European New Integrated Collaboration Effort (VENICE)” survey group
conducted a survey among 30 EU/EEA countries to investigate immunisation
policies and practices targeting irregular migrants, refugees and asylum
seekers (later called “migrants” in this report). Twenty-nine
countries participated in the survey. Twenty-eight countries reported
having national policies targeting children/adolescent and adult
migrants, however vaccinations offered to adult migrants are limited to
specific conditions in seven countries. All the vaccinations included in
the National Immunisation Programme (NIP) are offered to
children/adolescents in 27/28 countries and to adults in 13/28
countries. In the 15 countries offering only certain vaccinations to
adults, priority is given to diphtheria-tetanus, measles-mumps-rubella
and polio vaccinations. Information about the vaccines given to
child/adolescent migrants is recorded in 22 countries and to adult
migrants in 19 countries with a large variation in recording methods
found across countries. Individual and aggregated data are reportedly
not shared with other centres/institutions in 13 and 15 countries,
respectively. Twenty countries reported not collecting data on
vaccination uptake among migrants; only three countries have these data
at the national level. Procedures to guarantee migrants’ access to
vaccinations at the community level are available in 13 countries. In
conclusion, although diversified, strategies for migrant vaccination are
in place in all countries except for one, and the strategies are
generally in line with international recommendations. Efforts are needed
to strengthen partnerships and implement initiatives across countries of
origin, transit and destination to develop and better share
documentation in order to guarantee a completion of vaccination series
and to avoid unnecessary re-vaccination. Development of migrant-friendly
strategies to facilitate migrants’ access to vaccination and collection
of vaccination uptake data among migrants is needed to meet existing
gaps. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Συγγραφείς:
Giambi, Cristina
Del Manso, Martina
Marchetti, Giulia and
Olsson, Kate
Ali, Karam Adel
Declich, Silvia
Tiefengraber,
Daniel
Grammens, Tine
Wyndham-Thomas, Chloe
Neyts, Mie and
Top, Geert
Carrillo-Santisteve, Paloma
Vladimirova, Nadezhda and
Jordanova, Sonia
Parmakova, Kremena
Petrovic, Goranka and
Vucina, Vesna Visekruna
Koliou, Maria
Castkova, Jitka and
Knudsen, Lisbet Krause
Valentiner-Branth, Palle
Filippova, Irina
and Tiittala, Paula
Nohynek, Hanna
Bouscaillou, Julie and
Herida, Magid
Levy-Bruhl, Daniel
Wichmann, Ole
Vygen-Bonnet,
Sabine
Georgakopoulou, Theano
Panagiotopoulos, Takis and
Stavrou, Theodora
Molnar, Zsuzsanna
Thorolfur, Gudnason and
Cotter, Suzanne
Clarke, Anna
Fitzgerald, Margaret
Iannazzo,
Stefania
Kantsone, Ieva
Kupreviciene, Nerija
Berthet,
Francoise
Weicherding, Pierre
Melillo, Tanya
Melillo, Jackie
M.
Veldhuijzen, Irene
de Melker, Hester
Bergsaker, Marianne
A. Riise
Paradowska-Stankiewicz, Iwona
Cale, Etelvina and
Valente, Paula
Fernandes, Teresa
Stanescu, Aurora
Hudecova,
Helena
Bakoss, Ivan
Vitek, Marta Grgic
Limia, Aurora and
Sanchez-Cambronero Cejudo, Laura
Lindstrand, Ann
Saliba, Vanessa
and Crawshaw, Alison F.
Ramsay, Mary
Venice Survey Working Grp
