Employees with Hepatitis A May Have Infected Customers

Hepatitis A virus, which can be easily transmitted from the infected person to another as a result of all actions that require sexual intercourse and close contact from body fluids, and also known as jaundice among the people, is a disease that directly affects the liver and can have very dangerous consequences. The most effective way to prevent the disease, which has no definite treatment, is; As with most diseases, it is still a vaccine.

In a Starbucks branch in Blackwood, New Jersey, there was a ‘Hepatitis A’ incident that made people say that this is not enough for negligence. A Starbucks employee who was positive for hepatitis A continued to work for days even though he knew he was positive. This means that the employee could potentially have exposed thousands of customers to the hepatitis A virus. It is not clear whether the employee feels obligated to go to work or whether the employee is negligent in asking for leave from work.

Branch closed for a while

After apparently testing positive for Hepatitis A, the employee continued to work from 4 to 6 November and 11 to 13 November as if nothing had happened. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges anyone who may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus and has never been vaccinated against the virus, provided they are 12 months of age or older, to get the hepatitis A vaccine as soon as possible within 2 weeks of exposure. That’s why the Department of Health has established a Hepatitis A vaccination clinic at the Camden County Sustainable Facility at 508 Lakeland Road to vaccinate anyone who may have been exposed to the virus.

Upon learning of the situation on November 17, the Camden County Health Department took action to promptly investigate the incident by the Hepatitis A team. As stated in the news published on November 18; Food Inspection Unit members visited the Starbucks branch located at 1490 Blackwood Clementon Road in the town of Gloucester. Although there is no evidence of food safety violations, the Ministry of Health has decided to close the branch and remain closed for a while until all employees are vaccinated against the Hepatitis A virus.