“....flu shots would no longer be optional for staff, affiliated physicians, volunteers and vendors.”
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And what about the patients and their visitors?
I think a hospital should be able to set this rule.
I have mixed opinions about public schools and vaccinations. Schools do a horrible job of making sure sick kids stay home, I get so mad at parents who send their sick kids to school because they can’t find babysitters.
I think it is a good idea for health care workers to get flu shots....for their own health as well as the health of their patients....I am not sure it needs to worthy of someone losing their jobs if they refuse......
It does not surprise me that IU health does this. I had to go through an orientation class at this hospital systemm.This was the same system that told us if they found out an employee was smoking on their own time away from the hospital they would get fired. I am not a smoker but don’t tell me what I can’t do when I am not at work....
I worked in a hospital building as part of the Administration and it was required of all of us also. I have no problem with it - I couldn’t live with myself knowing I gave a sick person the flu and caused their death.
I’ve had them for years and never had a reaction or sickness from it.
mandated circumcisions coming next? - what would you say then?
Yes, it makes so much sense to fire them for their stance.
(On the other hand, the small-government side of me says that the employer can terminate the employee for almost any reason, so I can't whine too much, or else the Left will want to swoop in and make it illegal to fire anyone, ever.)
Captialism is the only way...too bad more don’t think like us. I had my shot...it really is not big deal. Even in the military, I not only had the flu shot every year (mandatory) but had that wonderful Anthrax shot that was mandatory too....
Most everyone here will base their acceptance of this hospital’s decision on their opinion of flu shots not on the rights of the parties.
Most people cannot accept that private parties have the right to dictate the terms of employment irregardless of most “rights” the employee has. Many here would say it is wrong for the hospital to disallow employees from bringing weapons into the hospital.