Too unhealthy the Taco Bell employee was not already vaccinated.
The Snohomish County Well being Division has recognized a case of hepatitis A that occurred in a meals employee who labored at two Taco Bell places: 2727 Broadway in Everett and 303 91st Ave NE in Lake Stevens.
Anybody who ate meals from the Everett location on Could 22 or 23 or from the Lake Stevens location on Could 23 ought to take the next actions:
- Test if you’re vaccinated towards or proof against hepatitis A. People who find themselves vaccinated or immune don’t have to take any additional motion as they’d be thought of protected towards this publicity. Folks can examine their vaccination information by contacting their healthcare supplier, utilizing the Washington Immunization Info System at https://wa.myir.internet or, if out there, referring to their copy of their immunization document. Individuals who have beforehand been contaminated with hepatitis A additionally could also be immune. If they aren’t certain, they need to examine with their healthcare supplier.
Hepatitis A vaccine must be administered as quickly as attainable, inside 2 weeks of publicity, to all unvaccinated folks aged12 months or olderepatitia a who’ve lately been uncovered to hepatitis A virus (HAV).
It’s shocking the the Hepatitis A vaccines are usually not being supplied to all uncovered patrons by the Snohomish Division of Well being.
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