Alaska Employees get vaccine ultimatum

January 2, 2009

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/01/01/alaska-employees-get-vaccine-ultimatum.aspx

Employees at Providence Alaska Medical Center no longer have a choice as

to whether or not they receive a flu vaccine. The hospital is requiring

all employees to get flu shots by year's end or face dismissal.

The new policy is controversial, especially among nurses. Many nurses

don't want to be forced to get a shot that carries health risks of its

own and doesn't always work, according to the nurses' union.

Nationally, fewer than half of health care workers receive flu vaccines.

Before this year at Providence, about 40 percent of employees were

vaccinated.

The nurses' union has filed a grievance protesting the policy.

Sources:

ABC

Alaska News December 9, 2008

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January 2, 2009

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Hanneke <blosshan Alaska Employees get vaccine ultimatum Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 12:32 AM

http://articles. mercola.com/ sites/articles/ archive/2009/ 01/01/alaska- employees- get-vaccine- ultimatum. aspx Employees at Providence Alaska Medical Center no longer have a choice as to whether or not they receive a flu vaccine. The hospital is requiring all employees to get flu shots by year's end or face dismissal.The new policy is controversial, especially among nurses. Many nurses don't want to be forced to get a shot that carries health risks of its own and doesn't always work, according to the nurses' union.Nationally, fewer than half of health care workers receive flu vaccines. Before this year at Providence, about 40 percent of employees were vaccinated.The nurses' union has filed a grievance protesting the policy.Sources:

ABC Alaska News December 9, 2008