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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vaccines are a very contested issue. 61 studies with hundreds of thousands of patients found the flu vaccine did not have any effect on transmissions, ER visits, or hospitalization, contrary to CDCs claims otherwise. [b]Only two or three places in the entire country require hospital staff to get the flu shot. [/b]Teachers are not required either.  My kids don't get the vaccine and I would not require my nanny to either. I am also a healthcare professional. There are others that we do get, however because they are much safer.[/quote]

That is not true. The majority of hospitals provide free mandatory flu shots to their employees. My sister works at a hospital in Indiana and has to get one, my brother works at a hospital in Michigan and has to get one, and I volunteer at a hospital in Ohio and I am required to get one. Unless these are the only three hospitals in the entire country that require this, then you statement is not even close to being true. Also, my sister is a resident fresh out of med school and she is of the opinion that anyone who does not get the flu shot is an idiot.   [/quote]

It is really frustrating to have conversations like this with people who are not entirely familiar with the issue. Not saying everyone has to be into every topic but it is helpful to ask questions when you don't know all of the answers. For example-
question: where did you learn that only a few places in the country have mandatory vaccinations?" 
Answer: "the CDC actually provides this information on their website. I have included a link in case you wanted to check it out."
http://www2a.cdc.gov/nip/StateVaccApp/statevaccsApp/AdministrationbyPatientType.asp?PatientTypetmp=Hospital%20Employees [/quote]

It's really frustrating when people make misleading statements.  Did you read the link you posted?  It doesn't say that "Only two or three places in the entire country require hospital staff to get the flu shot." The link is about state laws requiring hospitals to have mandatory vaccinations for their employees.  It says nothing about how many hospitals actually make it mandatory. I guarantee that there are MANY more than 3 hospitals in the country that make it mandatory.  They just aren't required to by state law. [/quote]

Isn't state and federal law supposed to reflect public policy or public health considerations? I would think a hospital could have other motives being a profit oriented enterprise whereas the government is focused on what is good for the health of the entire population. Of course hospitals are invested in general welfare, I just think they also have other motives that the government may not in addition to that. Just my .02.[/quote]

That doesn't make any sense. What possibly could a hospitals motivation be aside from general welfare? They don't profit from giving their employees free flu shots. [/quote]

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