We require any healthcare worker who gets the Flumist vaccine to wear a mask for 7 days beginning the day after they received it when doing all patient care.  A severely immunocompromised patient may not always be recognizable and this eliminates that uncertainty.

 

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For what patient populations, if any, do you restrict healthcare workers who receive the Flumist vaccine from and for how long?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Patricia Higazi MSN RN COHN

Occupational Health Director

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Norfolk, Virginia

Tel: 757 668 7491

Fax: (757) 668 8775