The health sector must not only guarantee the well-being of its users, Also of those members and workers who fight every day to care and save lives.
One of the options to help maintain their health in the face of different environments to which they may be exposed while treating the conditions and diseases of their patients are vaccines, “Administered to obtain artificial active immunity by stimulating the immune system And thus avoid infection or disease.
The ‘IPS CIC’ portal states, “Any officer who is exposed to biological risk factors with the potential to transmit immune-preventable diseases should be vaccinated, with subsequent antibody titration, when applicable. And be recommended.”
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Although the plan should be general, there are some precautions that will depend on the activity performed by employees, Since there are certain types of vaccinations that are more relevant in some cases than others.
For example, people who work in endemic areas It is generally common to see viral infections spread through mosquito bites.They must get yellow fever vaccination.
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What vaccinations should they have?
According to the vaccination sheet for health sector workers of ‘Seguros Colmena’, These are the vaccination plans that institutions and personnel in the sector should take into account:
-hepatitis B: All people who handle blood or body fluids.
-Influenza: Trivalent inactivated vaccines are preferred for healthcare workers who are in contact with severely immunocompromised individuals.
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-Triple viral (rubella, measles and mumps): Workers without serological, immunological or previous vaccination evidence should be vaccinated before contact with patients. A history of illness caused by these three viruses should not be considered as a reason for immunological testing in healthcare workers.
-chicken pocks: Health workers without serological evidence of immunity, previous vaccination or history of chickenpox or varicella zoster disease.
-Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) (Tdap): Staff who attend emergency, delivery, pediatric and neonatal units.
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-hepatitis A: Only for health care workers who are in contact with feces and caring for children.
-yellow fever or typhoid fever: They should be mandatory when doctors and other health workers are in endemic areas or doing laboratory work.
Remember that this vaccination plan should be established to protect your health and that of your patients from exposure to any type of virus and infection when they are experiencing a condition that is affecting your well-being .
Nathalia Gomez Parra
Digital Scope Editorial
Time
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