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Originally Posted by 260 Rem
Without constructive debate, this subject will not move forward. I have mentioned my position that certain front line workers should be compelled to be immunized as a condition of employment...but there are also alternatives for them. As long as replacements are available, they don't come to work. Leave of absence without pay.
OR, on the work site they are required to wear masks, gloves, and garb.
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What conditions should patients who have not been vaccinated have put on them in order to protect my health?
If you send home healthcare workers who decline the shot I would imagine you would send home a good sized chunk of your skilled workforce. Not always easily replaced either.
As others have pointed out, if those at risk have had their vaccinations why does it matter what everyone else has done? A worker who has been vaccinated (shot only covers 3 or 4 strains) could bring a different flu to work and infect someone. Then what?
Other people comparing the flu vaccination to hepatitus and polio and rabies vaccinations are ridiculous. You are comparing a seasonal virus that for MOST people is not deadly or serious to other viruses that can cause paralysis, neurological damage, long term liver damage, death and increased risks of cancer.
Expecting that everyone you come in contact with to have the flu shot because you have a medical condition that may be affected by the flu is in my opinion, selfish.