Vaccination and mantoux test policy in WIS

Updated 30.11.2023

Vaccination policy in WIS

Population

 Vaccine

Titer test
Employees/students who work with animals (rodents, monkeys, fish, birds, etc.) and those who work with Diphtheria toxin. Diphtheria-Tetanus (DT), every 8 years.

N/A
Following needle stick accident or injury (resulting in bleeding) Tetanus, within 48 hours

N/A
  1. Employees/students who work with bats.
  2. Employees/students who work with Rabies virus.
 Rabies Every 2 years (In Beit Dagan)

Employees/students who work with Monkeys.

 Measles

N/A
  1. Employees/students who work with unfixed human tissues/body fluids.
  2. Employees/students who work with HBV virus.

HBV

(work is allowed only after receiving the second shot)

 Antibody titer should be tested if only 2 out of 3 shots are documented,. If the titer is above 10 mili international units, the third shot is still required. If under 10 mili international units re-vaccination is required (all 3 shots).

Employees/students who work with vaccinia virus.

 Vaccinia (smallpox vaccine), every 3 years. There are  strict guidelines who can be vaccinated (contact biosafety officer). Nurse/physician evaluation of the reaction to the vaccine 7-9 days after vaccination.
Plumbers, employees/students who work with sewage samples or human/monkey fecal samples.

HBV (3 shots), HAV, Polio (every 10 years), Tetanus (every 8 years)

 HBV (as detailed above)

Biological waste disposal.

HBV, Tetanus (every 8 years)

 HBV (as detailed above)

Employees/students who work with human body liquids or unfixed human tissues from COVID-19 patients.

COVID-19

  

Vaccination procedure and financial refund

  • The PI and employee/student should fill in the Annual Safety Program (ASP) form the relevant risk factors/vaccinations.
  • The employee/student should receive the vaccine in their clinic, pending a physician evaluation, and send the papers to Yaffa Shahar (occupational health coordinator) for documentation.
  • Payed vaccines will be fully refunded pending on submitting a receipt. The receipt should first be signed by the occupational health coordinator (Yaffa Shahar, who will document the vaccine) and then submitted to human resources to obtain the refund.
  • Non-payed vaccines should be reported to the occupational health coordinator for documentation.

Tuberculosis monitoring

Employee/ students who work with monkeys should be annually monitored for tuberculosis. Monitoring includes a mantoux test and a chest x-ray, in case of a positive mantoux test. Veterinary resources are responsible for surveillance, treatment and documentation. Veterinarian Dr. Avishag Tuval is responsible for referring the employee, documentation and annual monitoring. Department administrator is responsible for financial refund by human resources division.