Regarding vaccination of healthcare workers, if a person develops a rash after receiving varicella vaccine, are they contagious? If so, how long would they be considered contagious?
Although the incidence of transmission of vaccine virus is low, anyone, including a healthcare worker, who develops a rash after vaccination can transmit the virus to susceptible persons. Anyone who develops a rash should avoid close contact with susceptible and immunosuppressed persons until all lesions are dry and crusted over.
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- Regarding vaccination of healthcare workers, if a person develops a rash after receiving varicella vaccine, are they contagious? If so, how long would they be considered contagious?
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