As pharmacists administer vaccines, safety rules are vital and continuous training and vigilance are necessary. If you see unsafe or illegal conditions in your pharmacy, notify your supervisor or file a complaint with OSHA. Gaudette is a doctor of pharmacy and master of business administration candidate at the University of Connecticut and is a certified immunizer.
September 11, Robert F. Greed Pharmacies and pharmacists should avoid time- and money-saving shortcuts. End Note As pharmacists administer vaccines, safety rules are vital and continuous training and vigilance are necessary. American Pharmacists Association website. Accessed June 23, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Updated February 17, National early season flu vaccination coverage, United States, November Updated December 11, Needlestick injuries among employees at a nationwide retail pharmacy chain, Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
Needlestick and sharps injuries among medical undergraduate students. Am J Infect Control. Sharps injuries and other blood and body fluid exposures among home health care nurses and aides. Am J Public Health. Updated June 24, Bloodborne pathogens and needlestick prevention. Occupational Health and Safety Administration website. Title 29 CFR Exposures to blood and other body fluids occur across a wide variety of occupations. Health care workers, emergency response and public safety personnel, and other workers can be exposed to blood through needlestick and other sharps injuries, mucous membrane, and skin exposures.
Workers and employers should take advantage of available engineering controls and work practices to prevent exposure to blood and other body fluids. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Section Navigation. Early immunisation of infants and completion of the full schedule of vaccinations up to and through adulthood contributes to reducing the incidence and burden of vaccine preventable diseases. People who have not received the full schedule of vaccines or who are unsure of their vaccination status should contact their local GP or health centre for "catch up" vaccination.
The NHMRC provides recommended exclusion periods for those infected by or exposed to vaccine preventable disease in the publication Staying Healthy in Child Care - Preventing infectious diseases in child care - Fourth Edition. Exclusion periods are intended to reduce the rate of transmission of infectious diseases in establishments such as day care centres, creches and schools, by restricting contact with infected individuals.
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