{"id":18871,"date":"2023-09-19T17:32:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T21:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?p=18871"},"modified":"2023-10-12T12:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T16:12:07","slug":"2023-flu-vaccination-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2023\/09\/2023-flu-vaccination-program\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Flu Vaccination Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 Flu Vaccination Program has begun. The goal is for the program to be completed by <strong>Thursday, December 7, 2023<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/10\/Flu-Vaccine-Schedule-2023-2024_updated-10-12-23.pdf\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> for the schedule.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey law mandates individuals who work in a hospital, nursing home, or home health care agency must receive an influenza vaccination. The state law allows for limited medical exemptions.\u00a0If you are seeking a medical or religious exemption, please fill out the medical exemption form <a href=\"https:\/\/request.cooperhealth.org\/apps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/njstatemedicalexemption_LOGO.pdf\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> and return it to Employee Health at <a href=\"mailto:flu@cooperhealth.edu\"><strong>flu@cooperhealth.edu<\/strong><\/a> by <strong>Wednesday,<\/strong> <strong>November 15, 2023<\/strong>. The form will <strong><u>only<\/u><\/strong> be processed if you return it to Employee Health \u2013 <strong>please do not submit it to your manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are seeking a personal exemption from the flu vaccination, and you do not work in the hospital or a licensed facility, please fill out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/update.cooperhealth.org\/non-medical-exemption-request-flu\/?_gl=1*abkgpa*_ga*MTEyMDk1MTg1MS4xNjk1MjI0MjIz*_ga_Q7FC98J25G*MTY5Njg4NjQ4Mi4xMi4xLjE2OTY4ODY0ODcuMC4wLjA.\/\/\">this form<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and return it to Employee Health at <a href=\"mailto:flu@cooperhealth.edu\"><strong>flu@cooperhealth.edu<\/strong><\/a> by <strong>Wednesday,<\/strong> <strong>November 15, 2023<\/strong>. The form will <strong><u>only<\/u><\/strong> be processed if you return it to Employee Health \u2013 <strong>please do not submit it to your manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once flu season is officially declared, team members <strong><u>who have received an approved exemption<\/u> <\/strong>and have not received a flu vaccination must wear a mask in all Cooper facilities until flu season has ended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All Cooper team members, physicians, residents, students,\u00a0and volunteers may receive the flu vaccination from an Employee Health nurse at any of the times and locations listed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/10\/Flu-Vaccine-Schedule-2023-2024_updated-10-12-23.pdf\"><strong>schedule<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This year, Cooper will administer the quadrivalent flu vaccine, which is designed to protect against four different strains of flu virus, including two influenza A viruses and two influenza B viruses.<\/li>\n<li>Team members who receive the vaccination at a private physician office or a public clinic must submit proof of immunization via email to Employee Health at <a href=\"mailto:flu@cooperhealth.edu\"><strong>flu@cooperhealth.edu<\/strong><\/a>. This information will <strong><u>only<\/u><\/strong> be processed if you return it to Employee Health \u2013 <strong>please do not submit it to your manager. <\/strong>All proof of vaccination must have:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Your name.<\/li>\n<li>Your birth date.<\/li>\n<li>The date the vaccine was administered.<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturer of vaccine.<\/li>\n<li>The lot number of the vaccine.<\/li>\n<li>The expiration date.<\/li>\n<li>The location of the injection-site: right arm or left arm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Team members who are on a leave of absence will receive a letter at home with instructions on how to receive their flu vaccination.<\/li>\n<li>Cooper team members can view their flu vaccination status in Lawson Self Service. For Lawson instructions, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/11\/EmpEEHealthTipSheet_v10-Edited.pdf\"><strong>click here<\/strong><\/a>. Managers can view the status of their team members, as well \u2013 for instructions, <a href=\"https:\/\/request.cooperhealth.org\/apps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Direct-Report-EE-Health-Report-Instructions.pdf\"><strong>click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Managers: Please be sure <\/strong>your team member<strong> roster is current. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have questions, please email <a href=\"mailto:flu@cooperhealth.edu\"><strong>flu@cooperhealth.edu<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 Flu Vaccination Program has begun. The goal is for the program to be completed by Thursday, December 7, 2023. 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