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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><u><span style="color:red">Effective 03/18/2025 <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><u>Health Maintenance and Immunization UPDATES:</u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>Latex Allergy Question for Immunizations:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">When administering an immunization on a patient with a documented latex allergy, a required question appears with instructions on determining whether the product contains latex.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>Hepatitis A Vaccinations:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">A new Candidate for Hep A Immunization modifier is now available to add to patients who should receive this vaccine but don’t fall under the risk factors currently in place.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
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