Should healthcare workers with occupational exposure to HPV be vaccinated?

Many healthcare workers will be familiar with explaining the merits of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to patients. But few will be aware that in the USA, HPV vaccination is being recommended for certain healthcare workers at risk of occupational exposure, due to an emerging link between smok...

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Published inOccupational medicine (Oxford) Vol. 73; no. 3; pp. 115 - 116
Main Authors Shemtob, Lara, Asanati, Kaveh, Jayasekera, Prativa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 26.04.2023
Subjects
Health Personnel
Humans
Occupational Exposure - adverse effects
Occupational Exposure - prevention & control
Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control
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Summary:Many healthcare workers will be familiar with explaining the merits of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to patients. But few will be aware that in the USA, HPV vaccination is being recommended for certain healthcare workers at risk of occupational exposure, due to an emerging link between smoke-generating procedures on HPV-associated lesions, and upper aerodigestive tract disease. Is there enough evidence to justify the precautionary principle?
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ISSN:0962-7480
1471-8405
DOI:10.1093/occmed/kqad005