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• AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGTON <br /> AND ST. ANTHONY FOR PROVISION OF <br /> HEPATITIS B VACCINE <br /> This Agreement made this 10th day of March, 1992, by and between the City of <br /> Bloomington ("Bloomington") and the City of St. Anthony ("St. Anthony"); <br /> WHEREAS, Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, each year approximately 300,000 persons in the United States are <br /> afflicted with hepatitis B,more than 10,000 persons require hospitalization and an estimated <br /> 250 people die from the disease; and <br /> WHEREAS, persons who may be at risk of acquiring hepatitis B due to their job <br /> responsibilities include such government employees as nurses, paramedics, law enforcement <br /> personnel, and firefighters; and <br /> WHEREAS, a key strategy for preventing the spread of hepatitis B is to vaccinate <br /> individuals with a high risk of infection; and <br /> • WHEREAS, Bloomington, through its Division of Public Health, has agreed to <br /> vaccinate employees of approximately 24 municipalities in order to minimize infection with <br /> hepatitis B; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the covenants <br /> hereinafter set forth, agree as follows: <br /> 1. Bloomington, through its Division of Public Health, will administer the Hepatitis B <br /> vaccine to any employee of St. Anthony who consent to be vaccinated. Each <br /> employee requesting immunization shall be required to sign a Consent Form, which <br /> is attached hereto and marked Exhibit A, prior to being vaccinated. <br /> 2. Bloomington shall administer three (3) separate doses of vaccine for each St. <br /> Anthony employee. <br /> 3. St. Anthony shall pay Bloomington the sum of One Hundred and Forty Dollars <br /> ($140.00) for each employee consenting to be vaccinated. On or before a date to be <br /> determined by Bloomington,St.Anthony shall remit to Bloomington the total amount <br /> • of compensation from all employees of St. Anthony who have consented to be <br />