Do the Centers for Disease Controls recommend any special immunizations for wastewater or biosolids workers?
No additional immunizations above those recommended by CDC for the adult general population are advised for workers in contact with wastewater or biosolids. Wastewater and biosolids workers and all other adults in the general population should be adequately vaccinated against diphtheria and tetanus. The preventive effect of the vaccine immune serum globulin for hepatitis A is short lived (about 3 weeks), and is not routinely recommended for wastewater or biosolids workers. This vaccine is only recommended where there has been direct exposure to wastewater splashed into an open wound or the mouth or a severe outbreak has occurred in the community. The vaccine for hepatitis B is not routinely recommended for wastewater or biosolids workers because the risk of transmission of the virus by wastewater is extremely remote. REFERENCES “Biological Hazards at Wastewater Treatment Facilities,” A Special Publication. Water Environment Federation (1991). “Safety and Health in Wastewater Systems,”
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