Dr. Anisaa Romano most recently served as a General Medical Officer at the Naval Health Clinic at the 2nd Marine Air Wing in Cherry Point, North Carolina. Remaining engaged in her career, Dr. Anisaa Romano is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
AAFP recently reported on new policy guidelines from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concerning who should receive the hepatitis A vaccine. In the update, the CDC added homelessness as a risk factor, both in contracting the disease and in experiencing complications, recommending that homeless patients receive the vaccine when they present for treatment.
Other people at risk of contracting the disease are drug users, both intravenous and non-intravenous, patients who have conditions that inhibit blood clotting, work with primate animals, and have chronic liver conditions. To view the new hepatitis A guidelines in full, visit www.cdc.gov.
