When ACIP publishes final statements on the pneumococcal conjugate and influenza vaccines, you will find them on CDC's Web site or call the Hotline. To respond to these questions, CDC has written the following fact sheets. You will find them on CDC's Web site . The new manual contains significant revisions, and clinics are encouraged to have at least one copy of the current edition available for staff providing immunizations. Periodic serologic testing of health-care workers who completed the hepatitis B vaccine series sometime in the past is not recommended.
Current data show that vaccine-induced antibody levels decline gradually over time.
Nevertheless, immunologic memory remains intact and the individual is still protected against hepatitis B virus infection. Booster doses are not recommended. For more information on immunization of health care workers see CDC's Web site or call the Hotline for a copy of the ACIP statement on health-care workers. We've changed the Hotline hours, so that staff can take a much needed noon-hour break. Please let us know if you are receiving multiple copies or if you would like to be added to or taken off our mailing list.