{"id":552295,"date":"2026-04-22T07:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/vaccination-protection-for-healthcare-staff-with-patient-contact-an-update\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:35:19","slug":"vaccination-protection-for-healthcare-staff-with-patient-contact-an-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/en\/vaccination-protection-for-healthcare-staff-with-patient-contact-an-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaccination protection for healthcare staff with patient contact &#8211; an update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hepatitis B is one of the most common occupational diseases among healthcare professionals. Targeted prophylaxis is only possible through effective immunization. All healthcare workers with direct patient contact should be immune to hepatitis B. Follow-up vaccinations are recommended for unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated persons. A hepatitis B vaccination is considered successful if an anti-HBs value of 100 IU\/l has been achieved 4-8 weeks after the third vaccination.    <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pmpro\"><div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\"><div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">Dieser Inhalt ist nur f\u00fcr Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zug\u00e4nglich <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/en\/my-account\/packages\/\">Jetzt beitreten<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/en\/log-in\/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmedizinonline.com%2Fen%2Fvaccination-protection-for-healthcare-staff-with-patient-contact-an-update%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hepatitis B is one of the most common occupational diseases among healthcare professionals. Targeted prophylaxis is only possible through effective immunization. All healthcare workers with direct patient contact should be&#8230;&hellip;... <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\"><div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\"><div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">Dieser Inhalt ist nur f\u00fcr Benutzer der Gruppe: Medizinische Fachperson zug\u00e4nglich <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/en\/my-account\/packages\/\">Jetzt beitreten<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/medizinonline.com\/en\/log-in\/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmedizinonline.com%2Fen%2Fvaccination-protection-for-healthcare-staff-with-patient-contact-an-update%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":552299,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","cat_1_feature_home_top":false,"cat_2_editor_pick":false,"csco_eyebrow_text":"Hepatitis B prophylaxis  ","footnotes":"[{\"id\":\"2096346a-93a3-421e-abc8-dc5e34f4c338\",\"content\":\"<em>According to the EKIF\\\/FOPH vaccination schedule, booster vaccinations are indicated for all recommended basic vaccinations [5].<\\\/em>\"},{\"id\":\"27a5b5b4-f8d8-466a-9cc7-ce3b27b9b383\",\"content\":\"<em>As the indications for hepatitis A vaccination often overlap with those for hepatitis B vaccination, the combination vaccination can be considered if there is an indication for vaccination against one of the two diseases; 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