Laidback Al

Laidback Al

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  1. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Laidback Al replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Esme12 - I understand that it was not your quote but a quote you cited in your post. But selecting a quote from a biased site rather than a direct quote from the article itself may indicate a bias....

  2. H5N1 Bird Flu updates - 2013

    Laidback Al posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    This thread is a follow-up to indigo girl's threads about H5N1 (Bird flu). Despite the lack of media notoriety, bird flu has not gone away and is still a worldwide public health threat. I have...

  3. Has anyone left their employment due to mandatory vaccinations

    Laidback Al replied to anniemm's topic in Disaster Preparation

    While I may disagree with you about the efficiacy of flu shots or the financial motivation of employers for requiring such shots, I do respect you for making a decision based on your own personal...

  4. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Laidback Al replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just more anti-vaccine propaganda from a conspiracy site twisting the results of a published article. At the gaia-health site, anti-vaccers have reinterpreted the purposes of the article and...

  5. Has anyone left their employment due to mandatory vaccinations

    Laidback Al replied to anniemm's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So what happens when you have influenza and you infect a comprised patient? From all of the negative comments posted about vaccinations here you would think that the only individual in danger is the...

  6. Has anyone left their employment due to mandatory vaccinations

    Laidback Al replied to anniemm's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Seat belts are not 100% effective either. You must also be against mandatory seat belt regulations. So how often do you not "buckle up" to flaunt

  7. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Laidback Al replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Everyone is entitled to their own viewpoints and beliefs. There is no doubt that there are major social and political issues in the USA and other countries around the world, but resolution of many...

  8. Are nurses ready to get a SARS vaccination?

    Laidback Al posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Are nurses ready to get a SARS vaccination? In 2003 there was a SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) outbreak that infected thousands of people and killed over 700. The SARS outbreak was caused by...

  9. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Laidback Al replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks for suggesting that I do more research and get my facts straight. I am always willing to learn more about the science and efficacy of influenza vaccination. I am really interested in...

  10. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Laidback Al replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Why is it that discussions of employer mandated vaccinations always seem to devolve into comments about constitutional rights or evoke religious zealotry? Kooky Korky, you don't have to wonder...

  11. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Laidback Al replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    To Kooky Korky - Thanks for getting your vaccination. You will never know if you have saved one of your patients or co-worker from getting the flu, maybe you even protected yourself. I sympathize...

  12. Impartial Discussion of Influenza Vaccine - WHO

    Laidback Al posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Are You Wondering About the Efficacy and Safety of Flu Vaccines? Today, in the Weekly Epidemiological Record, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a position paper on influenza vaccines (link...

  13. Interventions to increase influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in hospitals

    Laidback Al posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Interventions to increase influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in hospitals WHO: http://www.who.int/influenza/surveillance_monitoring/updates/latest_update_GIP_peer_reviewed/en/index.html A...

  14. A National Survey of Emergency Nurses and Avian Influenza Threat

    Laidback Al posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    A National Survey of Emergency Nurses and Avian Influenza Threat Journal of Emergency Nursing - 24 October 2012 (10.1016/j.jen.2012.05.005) Mary Ann Bell, PhD, MSN, CNS Joseph A. Dake, PhD, MPH James...

  15. Has anyone left their employment due to mandatory vaccinations

    Laidback Al replied to anniemm's topic in Disaster Preparation

    imjustme123 - I am sorry if you thought my post was specifically directed at you - it was not. There have been hundreds of posts in numerous threads here in this subforum about the pros and cons of...

  16. Has anyone left their employment due to mandatory vaccinations

    Laidback Al replied to anniemm's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Researching a new career is always a good idea. It is a really poor excuse to claim you didn't know when you entered nursing school that you would have to comply with employer rules, including...

  17. Mandatory Flu shots

    Laidback Al replied to CathyLew's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As this is your first post here, I would offer some advice. It is better to post on a current thread such as Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot' rather than dredging up an old thread to make...

  18. Is your Facility 'forcing' you to get the Flu Vaccine?

    Laidback Al replied to madwife2002's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Despite the protestations, employer-mandated vaccinations are NOT a civil rights issue. Your freedom to choose is not being impinged. You are free to quite your job if you don't like your employer's...

  19. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    Laidback Al replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Lets get back on topic --- The other day I was in a health care facility. I saw three big burly guys in uniforms chase down and tackle a petite young nurse. She struggled to get away, but two of them...

  20. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Laidback Al replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The efficacy of influenza vaccination has been has been demonstrated based on sound scientific principles, see llg's post above (Number 166). It is not a matter of personal belief; what people...

  21. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Laidback Al replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just what is it about flu vaccinations that makes them different than all the other life-saving vaccinations that people receive? Yes, it is an unfortunate change in the requirement, but it may help...

  22. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Laidback Al replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Like losing your job because you fail to comply with your employer's

  23. Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    Laidback Al replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Is this another inflammatory post by a hit and run anti-vaccer? I am astounded at the unbelievable crap that trained professions believe from TV and internet personalities, e.g. Dr. Oz and Dr....

  24. British Columbia to require health-care workers get flu shot

    Laidback Al posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    B.C. first province to require health-care workers get flu shot The Canadian Press August 23, 2012 VICTORIA-British Columbia has become the first province [in Canada] to implement a policy...

  25. British Columbia to require health-care workers get flu shot

    Laidback Al replied to Laidback Al's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Flu shot for nurses should be voluntary, head of B.C. nurses' union says WENDY STUECK VANCOUVER-The Globe and Mail Published Sunday, Sep. 02 2012, 8:06 PM EDT more at:...