Should health care workers be furloughed if they develop a rash after vaccination?
ACIP suggests that hospitals develop their own policies for managing rash post-vaccination. Uncontrolled trials suggest that approximately 3% of adults develop a varicella-like rash (with a median of 2 lesions) at the injection site, and approximately 5.5% develop a generalized rash (median 5 lesions) 2-6 weeks following the first dose of vaccine. The risk of any rash is much lower after the second dose (<1%). The rash may be atypical for varicella with macules or papules rather than vesicles. Health care workers who develop a rash should be evaluated by the occupational health service at the hospital or medical facility where they work and managed according to hospital policy.
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