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Another questionnaire was used to assess how these policies are translated into practice in migrant reception centres and community health services. Questionnaires were filled out at the national level, in 14 out of 21 Regions\/Autonomous Provinces, and in 36 community health services and 28 migrant reception centres. Almost all responders stated that all vaccinations included in the National Immunization Plan are offered to migrant children and adolescents. The situation concerning adults is fragmented, with most of the Regions and local centres offering more vaccines than the national offer\u2014which include polio, tetanus and measles\u2013mumps-rubella. Data on immunized immigrants is archived at the regional\/local level with different methods and not available at the national level. Further efforts to ensure consistency in vaccine provision and adequate mechanisms of exchanging data are needed to guarantee a complete vaccination offer and avoid unnecessary health actions, including unnecessary re-vaccination.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph15050968","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,5,14]],"date-time":"2018-05-14T02:57:20Z","timestamp":1526266640000},"page":"968","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Immunization Offer Targeting Migrants: Policies and Practices in Italy"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Teresa","family":"Dalla Zuanna","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, 35122 Padova , Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Martina","family":"Del Manso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanit\u00e0, ISS), viale Regina Elena, 299-00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cristina","family":"Giambi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanit\u00e0, ISS), viale Regina Elena, 299-00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Flavia","family":"Riccardo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanit\u00e0, ISS), viale Regina Elena, 299-00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonino","family":"Bella","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanit\u00e0, ISS), viale Regina Elena, 299-00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Caporali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanit\u00e0, ISS), viale Regina Elena, 299-00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0782-6564","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria","family":"Dente","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanit\u00e0, ISS), viale Regina Elena, 299-00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Silvia","family":"Declich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanit\u00e0, ISS), viale Regina Elena, 299-00161 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"name":"The Italian Survey CARE Working Group","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,5,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"FRONTEX (2017, March 03). 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