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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON AND ST. ANTHONY FOR PROVISION OF HEPATITIS B VACCINE This Agreement made this day of , 1991, by and between the City of Bloomington ('Bloomington") and the City of St. Anthony ("St. Anthony"); WHEREAS, Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus; and WHEREAS, each year approximately 300,000 persons in the United States are afflicted with hepatitis B, more than 10,000 persons require hospitalization and an estimated 250 people die from the disease; and WHEREAS, persons who may be at risk of acquiring hepatitis B due to their job responsibilities include such governmental employees as nurses, paramedics, law enforcement personnel, and firefighters; and WHEREAS, a key strategy for preventing the spread of hepatitis B is to vaccinate individuals with a high risk of infection; and • WHEREAS, Bloomington, through its Division of Public Health, has agreed to vaccinate employees of approximately 24 municipalities in order to minimize infection with hepatitis B; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the covenants thereinafter set forth, agree as follows: 1. Bloomington, through its Division of Public Health, will administer the Hepatitis B vaccine to any employee of St. Anthony who consents to be vaccinated. Each employee requesting immunization shall be required to sign a Consent Form, which is attached hereto and marked Exhibit A, prior to being vaccinated. 2. Bloomington shall administer three (3). separate vaccines for each St. Anthony employee. 3. St. Anthony shall pay Bloomington the sum of One Hundred and Forty Dollars ($140.00) for each employee consenting to be vaccinated. On or before a date to be determined by Bloomington, St. Anthony shall remit to • Bloomington the total amount of compensation from all employees of St. Anthony who have consented to be vaccinated. It is understood and