The merits of varicella vaccination for varicella non-immune health care workers.
Immunity against varicella can be reliably established by history and, if negative, confirmed or refuted by serology. If non-immune, the merits of varicella vaccine for a health care worker (HCW) can be stated clearly: Protection from a disease which may be particularly severe in an adult, and evading the inconvenience (investigation time and possible work restriction) and cost of managing an exposure. This paper discusses implementation of a varicella immunity program for HCWs at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City.
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Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009825:Oklahoma; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*