and make chemical adjustments; and to perform other related duties as required. E ssential Duties and Responsibil ities The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to provide a representative list of the various types of work that may be performed. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job class, and incumbents may expect to perform other related similar duties.
A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing micro-organism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins or one of its surface proteins.
Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent tick-borne encephalitis. The disease is most common in Central and Eastern Europe, and Northern Asia. More than 87% of people who receive the vaccine develop immunity. It is not useful following the bite of an infected tick. It is given by injection into a muscle. The World Health Organization recommends immunizing all people in areas where the disease is common. Otherwise the vaccine is just recommended for those who are at high risk.