Then there was the story that the vaccine manufacturers weren't going to be legally liable for any problems with flu shots. The Canadian taxpayer was going to be liable. Whaaaaat?
Then of course there is the preliminary story that seasonal flu shots increase the likely hood of getting swine flu. This story has not been debunked. Is it true? And of course there won't be any vaccine until the flu season is winding down in November.
And all the fights agains mandatory flu shots. Does anyone know what the best approach is? Peacenik doesn't. Have a good weekend.
Update: Peacenik just spoke to a colleague who just returned from speaking with her doctor. Peacenik's colleague asked the doctor if she should get the seasonal flu shot. The doctor said he just returned from a conference about the swine flu and the doctor was confused. Didn't really know what the answer was and said 'on balance if your are healthy you should get the seasonal flu shot". A doctor just gets back from a swine flu conference and is hazy about whether to take the shot or not. Peacenik is not the only one in the dark.
by KOMO News Staff
![[The nurses' union said in a statement that it supports a voluntary vaccination program, but that any mandatory policy should be overseen by the state or federal government. (Image: KOMO News)]](http://www.commondreams.org/files/article_images/Swine_flu_trial_shots.jpg "Swine_flu_trial_shots.jpg")
The nurses' union said in a statement that it supports a voluntary vaccination program, but that any mandatory policy should be overseen by the state or federal government. (Image: KOMO News)SEATTLE - A union representing 16,000 registered nurses in Washington state has filed a federal lawsuit against MultiCare Health System for implementing a mandatory flu vaccination policy.
"This new policy will force nurses to get the flu vaccination or to wear face masks as a condition of employment and may result in the firing of nurses who do not comply with the policy," the union said in a statement.
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