Vaccination is one of the most successful and economically effective measures of the prevention of infectious diseases among all other measures which exist nowadays. The decrease of the level of community immunity leads to the risk of the recurrent disease progressing in adults and teenagers and also the deterioration of epidemiological situation. The issues of the control of infectious diseases among health care professionals have recently become significant. The purpose of the study is to investigate the level of vaccination rate of recipients of the first (Bachelor degree) of higher education in specialty 223 «Nursing», who work in medical institutions and to analyze legal framework of immune prevention of health professionals. Materials and methods. With the help of Google-platform, we conducted a survey among recipients of higher education, who follow online higher education at Educational and Scientific Medical Institute of Poltava State Medical University, who were divided into two groups. Results. All recipients of both two groups received Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine. Recipients of higher education of the 1st group also were vaccinated against hepatitis B virus. Among recipients of the 2nd group this index is high and is 75%. All 12 recipients of higher education of the 2nd group were vaccinated against poliomyelitis and measles, against diphtheria – 11 respondents, 10 and 9 correspondingly against tetanus and rubella. Among 6 responders of the 1st group against measles, rubella, diphtheria and tetanus 4 recipients of higher education were vaccinated, and 5 ones – against poliomyelitis. Members of the 2nd group by 2.5 times are more often vaccinated against seasonal grippe that proves the high level of responsibility for both their health and patients’. All members of the survey confirmed positive attitude to the vaccination. The article has been concerned with the analysis of World Health Organization recommendations, Center for Disease Control and orders of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine about vaccination of medical professionals. Conclusion. Therefore, among respondents, who work in medical institutions, there is enough high level of vaccination rate. Immunological prevention of health care workers is topical one, because they are in the risk group of the vaccination. Considering peculiarities of profession, contact with patients and potentially sick people, health professionals must be vaccinated and be the source of accurate information for patients

Keywords: vaccination, health professionals, recipients of higher education

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