Nurses fired for refusing flu vaccine

[BrandybunsRN]

While I personally do not like the flu shot either.... I have been required to get a Hep B vaccine, MMR all current, etc etc .... so not sure how this is so different?

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

[Woodenpug, BSN]

When the flu vaccine was first made mandatory, I was angry. I was tempted to use one of several obvious schemes to have the vaccine documented and not actually receive the vaccine. But, the principle of self-determination would not exactly be honored in that way. I decieded that since I would get the vaccine if it was not mandatory, I would get the vaccine.

Is it possible, that many other health care workers made the opposite choice? While waiting in line to get my shot, I saw two nurses, one mid-level provider and one MD, use one of the "tricks." That was in a span of about 15 min. and because they were not very subtle.

Could mandating flu vaccinations be a contributing factor to the severity of this year's flu season?