Mandatory vaccines for healthcare workers should be last step says Hiqa

Hiqa has advised that the mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers would be considered the last step on a 'ladder' of increasingly strict interventions.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has advised vaccinations for healthcare workers should be covered by a ‘ladder’ of increasingly strict interventions as encouragement.

This advice was sent to the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) on Wednesday.