ID Screen Recommendations
Infectious Disease Screening and Vaccine Recommendations
UCC Infectious Disease Screening and Immunistation Policy
Students* on certain courses with a placement in a clinical setting are subject to the UCC ID Screening and Immunisation Policy.
Students on certain courses must attend UCC Student Health Department for Infectious Disease Clearance.
Infectious Diseases Screening and Immunisation and BBV Policy
*The School of Nursing and Midwifery is subject to HSE Occupational Health policy and procedures.
The Table below summarises the recommendations contained within the policy.
| Infectious Disease(s) | Vaccine | Recommendation | Recommended minimum no. of doses and minimum dosing intervals |
Standard | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatitis B | Engerix | Vaccination Strongly Recommended2 |
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Immunity confirmed using Identified Validated Standard Sample undertaken only in Student Health Department 3,4 | ||||||||||||
| Measles Mumps Rubella |
MMR | Vaccination Strongly Recommended2 | MMR 2 doses (minimum) At least one month between dose 1 and dose 2 |
Documentary evidence of 2 doses of MMR5 |
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| Chicken Pox (Varicella) | Varivax | Vaccination Strongly Recommended2 | Varivax 2 Doses 0, 4-8 weeks
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Written confirmation from Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Institution of completed course of Varicella vaccination OR completed course of Varicella Vaccine | ||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis | BCG6 | BCG Vaccine Not Available
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Students should be TB Screened and cleared prior to attend on placement | TB Screening is Negative for infectious TB. | ||||||||||||
| Exposure Prone Procedure (EPP) Clearance | - | All students on programmes7 which involve students undertaking EPPs to be screened to confirm they are non-infectious with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. | EPP Blood Test undertaken before students can undertake EPPS | Hep B and Hep C non-infectivity confirmed using Identified Validated Standard Sample undertaken only in UCC Student Health Department3 |
NOTES
- This table does not apply to UCC Nursing and Midwifery students. SoNM students are subject to HSE OCC policy.
- Vaccinations recommended as per the National Imunisation Guidelines for Ireland (Healthcare settings Chapter 18). Students who decline vaccination or are unable to achieve and sustain adequate levels of immunity may be unable to undertake placements in higher risk settings. This may prevent them acquiring the core competencies required to graduate from their programme.
- Identified Validated Sample Standard requires the student to provided Photo ID at time of blood sampling, and that the sample is taken and processed by the UCC Student Health Department Staff.
- Lifelong immunity is deemed to have been attained if An anti HBs levels of > 10mIU/ml is achieved in a single sample.
- Individuals born on or before 31/12/1978 are considered to be clinically immune to each of Measles Mumps and Rubella by virtue of likely prior exposure to the wild virus. Serology IgG levels are not acceptable as proof of immunity to Mumps. This is because interpretation of mumps IgG levels is problematic as there is no IgG level that definitely indicates immunity in those vaccinated. Evidence of immunity for individuals born since 1978 is documented evidence of 2 doses of MMR, or documented evidence of having previously suffered clinical measles, mumps and rubella. In the absence of this evidence the student should be vaccinated with at least at lifetime’s total of 2 doses of MMR vaccine minimum 1 months apart.
- BCG is not part of the routine control of Tuberculosis in some countries, including the US and Canada.
- Programmes involving EPPs are Medicine, Dentistry, Dental Nursing, Dental Hygiene, and Speech and Language Therapy.