Close to starting a new job as a nurse--read this.

[42pines]

For those who have just been hired, or are looking for a job, or getting close to looking, where you will receive the Covid-19 vaccine, consider updating any requisite vaccinations ASAP.  I’m particularly talking about HepB, Varicella or MMR but that might include others depending upon your situation.

CDC guidelines are "the COVID-19 vaccine series should be administered alone, with a minimum interval of 14 days before or after administration with any other vaccines." 

Hospitals generally require that you are up-to-date with common vaccinations.  Let’s say, for instance, you need one of the non-Covid-19 vaccinations.  You get hired, and will start work in two weeks.

So, you get the HepB or whatever it is that you need.  Now you must wait 14 days before you can receive the Covid-19 vaccine, uh oh.  Depending upon how hospitals decide to deal with this, you might be delayed from working for one, or two, or even 5 weeks, (depending upon whatever policies arise) to be fully theoretically immune to Covid-19.

The Moderna-BioNTech might be worse since the second dose is at three weeks.

The take-away:  Consider updating your “normal” vaccinations ASAP, to potentially prevent delays in being allowed to work in your new job.

This post inspired by a posting elsewhere by Khaula Khatlani, MD, MSc.
 

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

A good thought, although I would think for anyone that has recently completed nursing school, the required vaccinations for clinical rotations will probably cover them. I know all of my clinical rotations required all standard vaccinations, but the COVID 19 vaccine is not yet required in my health system. 

[amoLucia]

42 pines- wise recommendations. TY