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it would make more sense if handwashing of healthworkers was REQUIRED - freemindMT

Posted: Oct 04, 2011

this is sad to hear that some hospitals are requiring Mt's to get the flu shot, especially when they're not treating with patients. Since the flu is primarily transmitted through hand contact, which even many loyal CDC quoting doctors will admit to, it makes more sense to me to enforce regular handwashing of healthworkers that are going to touch anything to do with a patient, which would also cut down on infection-caused deaths, the bugaboo of many hospitals.

I'm all for everyone having the choice of choosing whether they want to be inoculated. The fact that big pharma had asked and received a RELEASE of liability from any effects of vaccines doesn't give me much confidence, among other reasons. So much for the law protecting us. Would you buy a refrigerator that comes without a warranty? A washer or dryer? But an injection going inside the body, full of aborted fetal cells, mercury, aluminum, and strains of G-d-knows-what isn't backed by anything other than TRUST.

I agree with you totally, but if I worked in-house I'd also be - thinking about not infecting the patients (SM)

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through contact with, say, gift shop or cafeteria workers who have contact with visitors who have contact with the patients.

I don't work in house or even near it so I can opt the not shot. But I do see the facility's point of view and trying to keep the risk at a minimum in every way they can. If I did work in house, I'd probably get the shot if it was a choice of their requirements or my job.

You do what you have to do these days, more often than not.

Not me... - No way

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I worked on site for 3 years and am now at home, have always opted out of the shot. I will quit before I let someone dictate to me what I need to inject in MY body. Sorry... just my opinion and just my body!

I agree. Especially when the doctors I work - alan

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show up for work sick as dogs. Can barely understand them this week with their sore throats, coughing, snot-sucking and sneezing.

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