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Are your vaccinations
up-to-date? |
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You
should be vaccinated against: |
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INFLUENZA |
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You
need a flu vaccination EVERY YEAR! Unvaccinated
healthcare workers can spread influenza to patients
and are a key cause of influenza outbreaks among
patients and long-term care residents. In the
likely event of a global pandemic in the near
future, healthcare providers MUST be well protected
in order to help care for others. And remember, you
CANNOT get the flu from the vaccine! |
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HEPATITIS B |
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5%-10% of acute Hepatitis B infections lead to
chronic infection, which leads to liver damage
(cirrhosis), liver cancer or death! Most people do
not know that Hepatitis B is 100 times more deadly
than HIV/AIDS. Hepatitis B vaccine protects nearly
all who are in contact with blood, body fluids or
used needles. Proof of having received three doses
of Hepatitis B vaccine is required of all healthcare
workers, including dental, medical, nursing,
emergency and first responders in private
companies. Did you know that the Hepatitis B
vaccine is the first anti-cancer vaccine? It
prevents a form of liver cancer. |
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MEASLES/MUMPS/RUBELLA |
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If
you are not already immune, you should be
vaccinated. Persons born after 1956 should get at
least one dose of MMR vaccine unless you have had
each one of these diseases. Many employers require
two doses of the vaccine or a blood titre to prove
you have had the diseases or were vaccinated
previously. |
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TETANUS/DIPHTHERIA |
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Everyone needs a booster every ten years! Make your
next dose ADACEL to also protect you from Pertussis,
the highly infectious disease also known as
“whooping cough” that can kill young children, the
elderly and others who are chronically or acutely
ill. |
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VARICELLA (CHICKENPOX) |
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Varicella is a highly infectious disease that can be
rapidly transmitted in hospitals and nursing homes
by patients, staff and visitors. If you have not
had chickenpox disease, you should be vaccinated. |
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PROTECT YOUR PATIENTS.
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY.
PROTECT YOURSELF.
GET VACCINATED! |
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SHOTS, etc. can come to your facility
to provide these vaccinations
to healthcare students and workers who need this
very important protection! |
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Call or email us TODAY for your group
appointment! |
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This information was
compiled from information published by the ACIP, the
CDC
and Needle Tips, a publication of
Immunize.org. |
