Nurses file lawsuit over mandatory flu vaccine

Agree with hoyt. I'll be wearing a mask. The mask has nothing to do with infection control but it's a threat (that's sadly working at my hospital) to convince people to get the shot. If they REALLY thought the mask was for infection control and not as punishment, then NOW while H1N1 is going around, they should be making everyone wear the mask since nobody's vaccinated for it, instead of waiting until vaccines are available and saying we have to wear one then. But that would cost money for all the masks.

Are there exceptions for people who have had bad reactions to previous flu vaccines or who are allergic to eggs? A mandatory vaccine without an exception for people whose health would be compromised by it is troubling.

And the H1N1 vaccine is new- I plan to get it when it is available, but that's a decision I've made after weighing the pros and cons. I think it is reasonable for people to not want to receive that vaccine.

I thought the flu was droplet born? There's an outbreak of swineflu at my mother's boarding school and the kids are isolated and people wear isolation gear around them with the regular paper masks, not the N95 masks.

Why are these nurses not calling the American Civil Liberties Union? I posted this on a related thread, but that would be the thing to do. This is a clear-cut human rights violation and should treated as such!