Occupational Group

Health Care Workers

Medical, nursing, lead maternity carers, other health professional staff and students

Recommended Vaccine if not immune

• Hepatitis B
• MMR
• Influenza, annually
• Varicella
• Hepatitis A (if working with children)
• Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) (if working with children)

Occupational Group

Individuals who work with children

Early childhood education services staff, correctional staff working where infants/children live with mothers, school teachers (including student teachers) outside school house carers, child counselling services workers, youth services workers

Recommended Vaccine if not immune

• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• MMR
• Influenza, annually
• Varicella
• Tdap

Occupational Group

Carers

Healthcare assistants, long-term facility carers, nursing home staff

Recommended Vaccine if not immune

• Hepatitis A (if exposed to faeces)
• Hepatitis B
• MMR
• Influenza, annually
• Varicella
• Tdap

Occupational Group

Laboratory Staff

Recommended Vaccine if not immune

• Hepatitis B
• MMR
• Influenza, annually
• Hepatitis A (if exposed to faeces)

NB may need additional vaccinations – discuss with MedPro

Occupational Group

Individuals who work with animals

Veterinarians, veterinary students, veterinary nurses, Zoo staff who work with primates, poultry workers & others handling poultry, including those who may be involved in culling during an outbreak of avian influenza & swine industry workers

Recommended Vaccine if not immune

• Hepatitis A
• Influenza, annually

Occupational Group

Other individuals exposed to human tissue, blood, body fluids or sewage

Workers who perform skin penetration procedures (e.g. tattooists, body-piercers) funeral workers, embalmers & other workers with regular contact with human tissue, blood, body fluids and/or used needles & syringes, sewage workers, plumbers, sex workers

Recommended Vaccine if not immune

• Hepatitis B
• Influenza, annually