[Correspondence] The imperative of vaccination put into practice

In an Editorial,1 The Lancet Infectious Diseases importantly addressed the topic of mandatory vaccination. Previously, Tony Kirby2 and Jonathan Kennedy and colleagues3 reported and commented on policy approaches adopted by Australia, Germany, and France in response to growing hesitancy around vaccination. Italy is among the several countries that have opted for mandatory vaccination. Italy's law 119/2017 makes ten vaccines mandatory for infants. These compulsory vaccinations are those against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B virus (all of which were already compulsory) plus pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella.
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research