Employee Health offering RSV Vaccine

Med Center Employee Health is now offering the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine to eligible employees. The Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a one-time dose of RSV vaccine to everyone 75 years of age and older and for adults 60-74 years of age who are at increased risk of severe RSV disease. CDC also recommends a one-time dose of the vaccine for pregnant women from weeks 32-36 of pregnancy for the prevention of RSV disease in their infants during the first six months of life.
Employees interested in receiving the vaccine may contact the Employee Health office at 270-745-1263 or text the word EMPLOYEEHEALTH to 270-796-3200 to schedule an appointment or to ask questions about the vaccine.
