[MCOH-EH] [EXTERNAL] Re: Survey: COVID Vaccine administration/15 minute observation period

[Bulas, Kristina SAMVAMC]

Pfizer or Moderna?

Kristina Bulas MD FACOEM MRO
Section Chief Occupational Health
VAMC Salem
1970 Roanoke Blvd
Salem, Va 24153
540-982-2463 ext 2908

Links to key Employee Occupational Health resources:
EOH SharePoint<https://vaww.portal2.va.gov/sites/COH/default.aspx>, EOH Policy Consult Request<https://vaww.portal2.va.gov/sites/COH/SitePages/EOH%20Consult%20Request.aspx>, OEMedicine Consult Request<https://vaww.portal.va.gov/sites/ohshg/OEMedicineConsults/default.aspx>, EOH Guidebook<http://vaww.ceosh.med.va.gov/01HP/02HP_Guidebooks/03_Collections/04HP_OccupationalHealth/NetHelp/EOHGB.htm>

From: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net> On Behalf Of Charles Hackett
Sent: Monday, January 4, 2021 2:11 PM
To: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [MCOH-EH] Survey: COVID Vaccine administration/15 minute observation period

Our "High Risk " clinics have paid off. The employee must wait 30 minutes and we have an additional level of medical professional support available.
To date we have given approximately 9000 shots and we have had 4 anaphylacic reations including one employee who was hospitalized in the MICU for a short duration.
Thanks
Charlie Hackett MD, MPH, Lifespan.


On Mon, Jan 4, 2021 at 2:00 PM Dr. Dana Rawl <darawl at lexhealth.org<mailto:darawl at lexhealth.org>> wrote:
We mandate the 15 minute wait time in a small auditorium setting with observers/RNs monitoring for any reactions.

Dana Rawl, MD, MPH
Lexington Medical Center Occupational Health
3799 12th Street Extension, Suite 110
Cayce, SC 29033
darawl at lexhealth.org<mailto:darawl at lexhealth.org>

From: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces+darawl=lexhealth.org at mylist.net<mailto:lexhealth.org at mylist.net>> On Behalf Of Galaid Edward I
Sent: Saturday, January 2, 2021 3:18 PM
To: Occ-Env-Med-L at listserv.unc.edu<mailto:Occ-Env-Med-L at listserv.unc.edu>; mcoh-eh at mylist.net<mailto:mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Survey: COVID Vaccine administration/15 minute observation period


[Image removed by sender. Warning!]

THIS EMAIL IS FROM AN EXTERNAL SENDER!

DO YOU TRUST THIS EMAIL?

If you are unsure, remember to use the Report Email

button in Outlook to send to Cybersecurity for review.

DO NOT click any links and NEVER input your username and password.

Cross posting in OEM list and MCOH:

Colleagues:

I've heard from our operations people that our immunization administration through-put  has been throttled by the 15 minute observation time.
Specifically,  the rate limiting step is clearing space for those who are being observed post-administration for that 15 minute period.
Please respond to the following,  and I will report back aggregate results:


  1.  We follow the 15 minute wait time for all who are vaccinated
  2.  We stratify need to be observed by risk of having a reaction, or someone with underlying medical conditions that might result in a more serious acute reaction
  3.  We have eliminated the waiting period.
  4.  Other solutions or comments:

Thanks for taking the time.

Ed Galaid

Edward I. Galaid, MD, MPH, FACOEM
ABIM, ABPM (OM)
Medical Director, Occupational Medicine
Roper Saint Francis Healthcare
Charleston, SC 29401
Member, ACOEM Task Group on Law Enforcement Officer Health
Special Expert, NFPA Fire Service Occupational Safety & Health (FIX-AAA) Committee
843-402-5053


________________________________

Our Mission: Healing all people with compassion, faith and excellence.

Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including
any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended
recipients and may contain confidential and/or legally
privileged information. If you are not the intended
recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and
destroy all copies of the original message. Any
unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution is
prohibited. Thank you.
PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL: This electronic message and any attachments are confidential property of the sender. The information is intended only for the use to the person to whom it was addressed. Any other interception, copying, accessing, or disclosure of this message is prohibited. The sender takes no responsibility for any unauthorized reliance on this message. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and purge the message you received. Do not forward this message without permission.
---------------------------------------
The MCOH-EH List has always been moderated by members of the ACOEM Medical Center Occupational Health Section. It is currently moderated by Joe Fanucchi MD FACOEM.
List membership is free, but only subscribers may post to the list.
To post send messages to: mcoh-eh at mylist.net<mailto:mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
To become a subscriber, or to change your subscription options (turn off email while you're on vacation, etc):   http://www.mcoh-eh.net<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mcoh-eh.net%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C2a27ae071f6846aca71508d8b10d3b82%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C637454018037118290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=qKB%2Boxz2vaWwJ0tEgOUI1hZ0ML1hDMhgm1BbN7JXGws%3D&reserved=0>
MediTrax / Occupational Health Systems, Inc. provides financial support to ensure the list remains a free resource for the occupational health community.
---------------------------------------
List archives (public): http://mylist.net/archives/mcoh-eh/<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmylist.net%2Farchives%2Fmcoh-eh%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C2a27ae071f6846aca71508d8b10d3b82%7Ce95f1b23abaf45ee821db7ab251ab3bf%7C0%7C0%7C637454018037118290%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=G6mdMozzm9oU5H04PF%2F2%2BWE2WOpv70klMLmbgUDvCSc%3D&reserved=0>
---------------------------------------
Send administrative requests to: drjoe at meditrax.com<mailto:drjoe at meditrax.com>
---------------------------------------
When replying to a message, PLEASE delete all footers, and all messages to which you're NOT replying.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://mylist.net/archives/mcoh-eh/attachments/20210105/8902237e/attachment.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 406 bytes
Desc: image001.jpg
URL: <https://mylist.net/archives/mcoh-eh/attachments/20210105/8902237e/attachment.jpg>