Using BSP will also protect the health care worker from other bloodborne infections such as HIV and hepatitis C, potential hazards to health care workers for which there is no protective vaccine. The CDC has identified persons at substantial risk for coming into contact with the virus and has recommended vaccination for susceptible individuals. People are identified as being at risk if they are likely to experience sexual or blood contact with infected people. Your health care professional or the nurses in the Employee Health Service can advise you of the CDC s recommendations for people other than health care workers. The vaccination provides immunity against infection in more than 90 percent of individuals who receive the complete three-dose series.
Protection is long lasting.
Currently, the CDC does not recommend booster doses after completing the series. In most cases, vaccination does not produce any symptoms whatsoever. Rarely, mild joint aches and low grade fever will follow vaccination and last for several days. The vaccine is derived from yeast proteins and does not contain any human serum. It cannot transmit any infectious disease.