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Manual: Human Resources Manual (Ver 7) Department: HUMAN RESOURCES
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The hepatitis B vaccine is offered free to all at-risk employees at this hospital. At-risk employees will be defined based on their category-of-work assignment as outlined below. All Category I employees will be offered the hepatitis B vaccine series at no cost. Antibody testing will be performed, prior to administration, to determine need for vaccination. If the employee refuses antibody testing, the hepatitis B vaccine will be administered if the employee so desires.
Those employees who test antibody negative will receive information regarding the hepatitis B vaccine and will... |
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Third dose - six 6 months after the first dose
Three 3 separate intramuscular injections are necessary to produce the desired immunity; all three 3 doses are necessary for the vaccine to be effective.
Tests in human subjects have demonstrated development of protective antibodies in greater than 90% of healthy individuals vaccinated with the full series of three 3 doses. Some vaccinated persons will not respond to the vaccine and therefore, will not be protected. Persons... |
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