I work in a VA Medical Center. I don’t do patient care but am still required to get the flu shot and a PPT.
It is in both my and the patients best interest.
If I don’t like, I am free to move on.
Flu shots...have not been "common" or mandated since I've been a healthcare provider.
The day my employer demands I take the "flu shot" is the day I tell them one of two things.....I've an allergy to eggs...or @%#$% off.
I'm probably a petri dish for colonized "bugs" right now....and they are worried about the "flu"? I've not HAD the flu for 25 years....And if I do feel sick...I don't go to work.
What are you going to submit to next?
Free to move on? In this economy? Yeah...right.
Exactly.I worked in the ER of a large hospital for 20 years.I was in administration so I had no direct patient contact but I was still routinely in close proximity to patients.all too many of these patients were elderly,had chronic lung disease or were immunocompromised and a simple case of the flu for such patients can be a death sentence.
Same here. When I worked at a hospital I was required to get a flu shot. It’s the only time I ever had one.
I agree. If you don’t like the rules, move on.
I work in health care. My hospital has three paths an employee can follow:
1.) Get a flu shot
2.) Wear a mask for the duration of the flu season
3.) Find another job.
I am completely on board with this approach. We have a few employees who wear the mask instead of getting the shot.
Their choice.
Ignoring the flu in a hospital is completely stupid and useless. It kills compromised patients, and makes those who aren’t compromised sicker.