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Recommended Vaccine(s) for Research Personnel

Research Involving Animals and Other Hazards

Personnel working in research laboratories and/or ABSL-2 facilities with certain biological agents or
performing research on wild caught animals are at increased risk of exposure to those agents due to the nature of their work In order to minimize the risk of infection, vaccination against the agent in use is recommended. 

Risk assessment and vaccine recommendations are done based on the agent, strain, transmission routes, procedural hazards and health risks to the individual and the community.  The Biosafety Office and/or Institutional Biosafety Committee will conduct the risk assessment during the Biohazard review process and recommend vaccines as appropriate.  Vaccinations are voluntary but if a vaccine recommendation is made, individuals are required to complete the Acceptance/Declination/Request for Additional Information Form.

Researchers may:

1. Accept the vaccine.
2. Decline the vaccine because they have previously been vaccinated and are current on any required booster doses. Official medical records indicating 1) the dates of immunization OR 2) laboratory evidence of immunity, must be provided to the UM Occupational Health Nurse or Physician.
3. Decline the vaccine. General Counsel will be notified, and they will draft a waiver/release form that the individual must sign.
4. Request consultation with UM Occupational Health Nurse or Physician.

All vaccinations will be provided by UM Occupational Health Nurse Medicine Services according to the at recommended dosing schedules. UM will work with employees and students to ensure that cost is not a factor in choosing to accept or decline any vaccination.

Below is a list of infectious agents for which there is a vaccine available that is recommended to research personnel at risk for exposure.

* In 1991, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) , 29CFR 1910.1030 was passed to protect workers from this risk.  The standard mandates that employees who may come into contact with human blood or tissue as part of their job duties be provided with Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) training on an annual basis.