It is Past Time to Vaccinate Restaurant Workers Against Hepatitis A.
In reaction to the news that a sick worker at a Springfield Red Robin may have exposed more than 5,000 people to Hepatitis A, Bill Marler, a Seattle-based attorney who specializes in food safety issues, is questioning why restaurant workers aren’t required to be vaccinated for the disease.
“It’s ridiculous that states, counties, and the restaurant industry haven’t come together to eliminate this threat. Hepatitis A is a serious disease, but it’s also the only food-borne illness that is vaccine-preventable. There is no reason not to vaccinate all restaurant workers; it is the right and moral thing to do,” said Marler. The Centers for Disease Control has repeatedly pointed out that the consumption of worker-contaminated food is a major cause of foodborne illness in the U.S.
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