My preferred approach is to combine individual counseling for risk reduction with a concise work restriction.  An example might be, "May not work with patients who have varicella or undiagnosed rash illness."   So far, they've all been accommodated.   It's an escalating concern as Patricia points out.   I'd love to hear other approaches.  Amy

Amy J Behrman, MD, FACP, FACOEM
Division Chief, Occupational Medicine
Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania 
3400 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA  19104
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Subject: [External] [MCOH-EH] New hire employees unable to take live vaccines
 

What are others doing about the growing number of new hire employees taking immunosuppressives who are not immune to MMR or Varicella by titer?

 

Patricia Higazi  MSN RN COHN

Occupational Health Director

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

Norfolk, Virginia 23507

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