Melanie – Good point.  We had the same experience last season and since we are under LA County HD order: vaccine or mask in patient areas; there are not exemptions and those truly egg allergic must mask until it arrives after November 1 when the HD order kicks in each year.  I have not heard when it is expected to arrive this year but hopefully sooner.

 

Best,

 

Warner

 

T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP

Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health

UCLA Health System and Campus

Office 310.825.9146

Fax 310.206.4585

Pager 800.233.7231  ID 27132

E-mail twhudson@mednet.ucla.edu

Website www.ohs.uclahealth.org

 

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Swift, Melanie
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:44 AM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Question re: Process for flu vaccination for those with Egg Allergies

 

We provide FluBlok. However we have not received any yet. So far each year it has been the last variety to be shipped, arriving in November or December.

 

We have to tell people with egg allergies to go ahead and request an exemption, as there is no guarantee we will have egg free vaccine before the “vaccination deadline.”

 

Have other places had the same experience?

 

Melanie Swift, MD

Director, Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic

http://occupationalhealth.vanderbilt.edu

 

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Hudson, T. Warner
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 10:40 AM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Question re: Process for flu vaccination for those with Egg Allergies

 

We do provide Flublok.

 

T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP

Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health

UCLA Health System and Campus

Office 310.825.9146

Fax 310.206.4585

Pager 800.233.7231  ID 27132

E-mail twhudson@mednet.ucla.edu

Website www.ohs.uclahealth.org

 

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Cindy Hansen
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 7:13 AM
To: 'mcoh-eh@mylist.net'
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Question re: Process for flu vaccination for those with Egg Allergies

 

I am curious whether your employee health / occ med departments routinely provide egg free options during flu shot season to Ee's.  If not, what is your process:  Refer to Primary MD, or Allergist??  Our organization plan is to get the shot or mask the entire flu season.   

 

Cindy Hansen, RN, MSN, CCM, CSIWCP

Employee Health Manager

Ph:  228-867-4174

Fax:  228-867-4080

 




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