Nurse fired for refusing flu vaccine

[desert dude]

I side with the hospital in this case. I can't think of a valid reason for hospital employee to refuse vaccination.

"An Indiana hospital has fired eight employees, including at least three veteran nurses, after they refused mandatory flu shots, stirring up controversy over which should come first: employee rights or patient safety. The hospital imposed mandatory vaccines, responding to rising concerns about the spread of influenza.



Ethel Hoover wore all black on her last day of work as a nurse in the critical care unit at Indiana University Health Goshen Hospital. She said she was in "mourning" because she would have been at the hospital 22 years in February, and she's only called out of work four or five times in her whole career , she said. "



http://news.yahoo.com/nurses-fired-refusing-flu-shot-224637902--abc-news-health.html

 

[UncleBuck]

 

[echelon1k1]

Police gun buyback program Sat. also offers shots … flu shots

WORCESTER — Flu shots instead of gunshots. People can get free flu shots Saturday and next Saturday, even if they don’t turn in a gun at the city’s annual Goods for Guns buyback program.

 

[cannabineer]

Right on the edge, UB. cn

 

[NoDrama]

Didn't the swine flu vaccine kill more people than died from the flu? why yes, it did. http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-vaccines-are-far-more-deadly-than-the-swine-flu/14869

 

[Canna Sylvan]

Why didn't she claim an egg allergy? Allergies are a protected class.

 

[fdd2blk]

could have just gotten the shot. i did. :/

 

[UncleBuck]

could have just gotten the shot. i did. :/

it's poison. they're trying to make us into gay commies. don't trust the government. or health professionals.

 

[Carne Seca]

it's poison. they're trying to make us into gay commies. don't trust the government. or health professionals.

Down with Capitalism, up with penises? Wait, I'm confused....

 

[ginwilly]

Sometimes they guess the strain wrong and we all just get a different flu than what the vaccine guards against. There's many reasons why you wouldn't take the shot so firing is pretty strong.

At my hospital you don't have to take the shot but if you don't you have to wear a mask to work every day during flu season. I'd rather take the shot, but for those that don't want to, they keep their jobs, they just look silly for 6 months.

 

[gioua]

Iif you want to give the shots to one.. you need to give to to ANYONE who goes to the hospital.. from the Nurses-Admins to the person who delivers to the hospital.. heck even to those who deliver to the delivery guys..

Pretty sure that the flu Virus does not stop at the front door of a hospital just because..



and they sure as heck seem to be pushing the panic of a massive flu season too..

 

[Canna Sylvan]

Iif you want to give the shots to one.. you need to give to to ANYONE who goes to the hospital.. from the Nurses-Admins to the person who delivers to the hospital.. heck even to those who deliver to the delivery guys..

Pretty sure that the flu Virus does not stop at the front door of a hospital just because..



and they sure as heck seem to be pushing the panic of a massive flu season too..

They 're clairvoyant.

We've evolved past the Indian gift blanket trick, after all.

 

[gioua]

They 're clairvoyant.

We've evolved past the Indian gift blanket trick, after all.

yeah now we just infect em all

 

[desert dude]

I am a big supporter of public health measures. People working in public health settings such as hospitals, and medical clinics, etc are on the front lines of infection for all kinds of stuff. They are essentially vectors because of their wide exposure to sick people. Because of this, I believe that every measure that has been shown to be effective and safe should be employed to stop infectious transmission before it starts and the obvious place to halt the infection train is at the depot, hospitals, medical clinics and doctor's offices. If you go to a hospital or clinic you should not be increasing your chances of getting sick with preventable illness.

To address some of the points raised: Egg allergy is no longer an excuse, there are now vaccines produced without eggs, the article I linked to mentions this. Public health officials do sometimes get their predictions wrong and immunize against the wrong strain of virus, in that case the whole population is at risk and it is a major fuck up but shit happens, and I don't see this objection as an excuse to forgo vaccination. Vaccines are not 100% effective, but, again I don't see this as a valid excuse. It is certainly true that some people will react badly to a vaccine, and some will die from it but far more will die from the flu or its secondary infections, so the best course is to get vaccinated.

The most puzzling thing to me is that a nurse would refuse vaccination. The greatest leap forward in public health, after simple hand washing, is vaccination.

So, I support the actions of the hospital in this case.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

This story is why I thank Jesus I'm self employed. I refuse to be a slave.

I'm not a vegan solely for the animals. Ironic part, I couldn't refuse a vaccination because they exploit animals.

 

[fdd2blk]

a "slave".

funny stuff.

 

[UncleBuck]

these poor almost-slaves seem to lack a tad bit of perspective, methinks.

 

[fdd2blk]

i'd rather get a flu shot, than to get the flu.

i understand it's simple logic, but it works for me.


when i used to work a facilities maintenance job we would empty restroom garbage cans. because of this we all had to get Hep C vaccinations. i kept my job and got the shots. it's been over 20 years, i'm still here and disease free.

 

[desert dude]

i'd rather get a flu shot, than to get the flu.

i understand it's simple logic, but it works for me.


when i used to work a facilities maintenance job we would empty restroom garbage cans. because of this we all had to get Hep C vaccinations. i kept my job and got the shots. it's been over 20 years, i'm still here and disease free.

I like simple logic, especially when it works.

 

[fdd2blk]

I like simple logic, especially when it works.

i haven't had the flu in years.