Please see below.

Thanks, Erika

Erika Sweet, RN, MSN, NP, COHN-S

Director of Employee Health Services

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

Office Number: (424) 306-4060

esweet@dhs.lacounty.gov

From: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net> On Behalf Of guestr@mskcc.org
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Subject: [MCOH-EH] Planning for COVID-19 Vaccination

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Good evening,

Two questions please-

1. Will your medical center require informed consent when immunizing employees for COVID-19? Yes

2. Will the standing order for COVID-19 vaccine be under the name of the medical director of employee health/occupational medicine? Yes, waiting for the EUA
Thanks very much,

Rebecca

Rebecca Guest, MD, MPH

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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On Dec 3, 2020, at 1:27 PM, Behrman, Amy <behrman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu> wrote:

Yes, we plan to do local active post-vaccination surveillance as well.  

Amy J Behrman, MD, FACOEM, FACP

Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine

Medical Director, Occupational Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania

3400 Spruce Street

Philadelphia, PA  19104

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Subject: [External] Re: [MCOH-EH] Planning for COVID vaccine side effects?

CDC is supposed to have a smart phone app, called v-safe, for monitoring but I don't know whether that will be up and running and how we would get these results locally.  Are your organizations planning to do active surveillance for symptoms or health impacts after vaccination? 

Rebecca Guest, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Employee Health & Wellness Services

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
222 E 70th Street, New York, NY 10021
T 646-888-4031  
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From: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net> on behalf of Swift, Melanie D., M.D., M.P.H. via MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh@mylist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 3:56 PM
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Cc: Swift, Melanie D., M.D., M.P.H.
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [MCOH-EH] Planning for COVID vaccine side effects?

On the ACIP call just now, they announced CDC will be releasing specific guidance for management of post vaccination side effects “soon” and will share it “before the first dose is given” which is kind of late IMO!

Right now and subject to change, we’re planning to manage generalized symptoms in the 3 days after vaccination differently, not requiring testing unless they have had an exposure or they also have a more specific symptom (respiratory symptoms, anosmia, etc)

This guidance really needs to be available before people plan and schedule their vaccination time, and we’ll encourage people to schedule their vaccination at a time they can be off work or at least not in a highly demanding role for a couple of days after the vaccine. Also so that entire workgroups don’t all get vaccinated on the same day.

Also consider people who are on a post exposure quarantine. Some HCP might be working if there’s a critical staffing need, but if they have any symptom it would be more concerning than the person without any recent exposure. Probably need to advise people to wait until their quarantine period is over before they get vaccinated.

Melanie

Melanie Swift, MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
www.mayoclinic.org

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Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 11:56 AM
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [MCOH-EH] Planning for COVID vaccine side effects?

Good afternoon everyone,

I am wondering if anyone has been planning on managing side effects after COVID vaccine, including low grade fever, etc.?

Specifically, given that side effects are similar to symptoms of COVID infection, might post vaccine COVID testing be indicated?

Thank you,

Craig Thorne

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