There has been an outbreak of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in health care settings, due to a previously undiscovered pandemic strain. This new strain has resulted in serious health risks for healthcare workers. In these health care settings, there is a great need for educated decisions regarding the use of a vaccine that may protect against infection. As more healthcare workers are exposed to this virus regularly, there is a need to study and evaluate this new issue and its effect on the health and safety of healthcare workers. Based on the current information, it is clear that some healthcare workers are not getting cold vaccines for family members of workers currently vaccinated.

The Healthcare Workers

The previously untrained guesswork was that if the virus was not circulating, then the healthcare workers would be protected. That guesswork has now been invalidated. Based on the current outbreak and historical information, we …