Directive 2000/54/EC on the protection of workers from risks related to biological agents and Directive 2010/32/EU implementing the Framework Agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector concluded by HOSPEEM and EPSU lay down minimum requirements to ensure healthcare workers' protection, including the need to offer vaccines to those not previously immunised.
Direktivom 2000/54/EZ o zaštiti radnika od rizika povezanih s izlaganjem biološkim agensima na radu i Direktivom 2010/32/EU o provođenju Okvirnog sporazuma o sprečavanju ozljeda oštrim predmetima u bolničkom sektoru i zdravstvu koji su sklopili HOSPEEM i EPSU predviđeni su minimalni zahtjevi za osiguravanje zaštite zdravstvenih radnika, među ostalim i nuđenje cjepiva necijepljenim osobama.