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OCCUPATIONAL IMMUNISATION
Certain occupations result in increased risk of contracting some vaccine-preventable diseases. Some infected workers, particularly health care workers and those working in early childhood education services, may transmit infections such as influenza, rubella, measles, mumps, varicella and pertussis to susceptible contacts, with the potential for serious outcomes.
Where workers are at significant occupational risk of acquiring a vaccine-preventable disease, the employer should implement a comprehensive occupational vaccination programme, including vaccination policies, staff vaccination records, information about the relevant vaccine-preventable diseases and the management of vaccine refusal. Employers should take all reasonable steps to encourage susceptible workers to be immunised (Immunisation Handbook, NZ 2021).
Medvacc offers both screening and immunisation for the following diseases”
Occupation | Recommended vaccines |
Health care workers Medical staff, nursing staff, lead maternity carers, other health professional staff and students |
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Carers Health care assistants, long-term facility carers and nursing home staff |
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Individuals who work with children Early childhood education services staff |
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Other individuals working with children, including: • correctional staff working where infants/children live with mothers • school teachers (including student teachers) • outside school hours carers • child counselling services workers • youth services workers |
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Emergency and essential service workers Police and emergency workers
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Armed forces personnel |
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Staff of correctional facilities |
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Staff of immigration/refugee centres |
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Border staff and those working in managed quarantine facilities (including cleaners, security staff, custom and border officials, hotel workers, airline staff, port authorities, police, defence force staff and health professionals) |
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Individuals who work with animals Veterinarians, veterinary students and veterinary nurses |
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Zoo staff who work with primates
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Poultry workers and others handling poultry, including those who may be involved in culling during an outbreak of avian influenza, and swine industry workers |
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Individuals exposed to human tissue, blood, body fluids or sewage Laboratory staff
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Workers who perform skin penetration procedures (eg, tattooists, body-piercers) |
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Funeral workers, embalmers and other workers who have regular contact with human tissue, blood or body fluids and/or used needles or syringes |
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Sewage workers, plumbers or other workers in regular contact with untreated sewage |
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Sex workers |
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Get in touch with us if you have any questions or want more information about how to screen and protect your staff