Hepatitis A Lawyer & Attorney : Marler Clark : Hepatitis A Blog

MIAMI - The hepatitis A outbreak linked to an infected foodservice worker at the Church's Chicken in Miami provides further support for case in favor of mandatory hepatitis A vaccinations for all such workers. The Miami-Dade County Health Department warned this week that thousands of people may have been exposed to hepatitis A as a result of eating at the Church's located on Northwest 54th Street and 27th Avenue.

In light of this latest outbreak, the food safety attorneys at Marler Clark, a Seattle law firm nationally recognized for the successful representation of foodborne illness victims, once more renew their plea to the restaurant industry to voluntarily vaccinate all employees against hepatitis A.

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Monday, May 24, 2004

In Miami, the county health clinic is still giving injections that prevent Hepatitis A to people who may have come in contact with an infected fast-food employee.

Injections of immune globulin (IG) provide temporary protection against Hepatitis A infection if given within 14 days of exposure.

A worker at Church's Chicken on Northwest 54th Street and 27th Avenue tested positive for Hepatitis A last week and may have passed it along to customers.

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