Get Flu Shot or Get Out?

[Raptor]

Regardless, in an injection, you're most likely getting a milliliter or two of fluid. In that, there's probably a microliter or less of thiomeral. For comparison, a milliliter is 0.001, a microliter is 0.000000001

[Mike41793]

I wanna be a hatter when i grow up so i could use the extra mercury.

[Bellatrix_LeSnake]

Flu shots, no smoking, drug test etc.

If I had a business of 30 or more employees working full time, there is no way in Hell I'm going to pay for a smokers healthcare.

Would you also refuse to pay for the healthcare of a person with a BMI of over 29? Obesity can easily cause as many health problems as smoking. And considering that roughly a third of American adults are clinically obese, it might limit your applicant pool.

For general companies, I don't think any such requirements on vaccines, smoking, weight etc. are necessary. However, I do think that in the healthcare profession, practitioners should be held to a higher standard. Not only are they in direct contact with immunocompromised people, but they should also provide an example of healthy living to the general public.

[OsirisRa32]

Its part of their employment contract....fire em if they refuse! I don't want a HEALTHCARE PROVIDER working on me and healing me who in reality is actually increasing my risk of illness simply b/c of their vaccination refusal. Fire anyone who refuses anything as part of their employment....they knowingly signed the documents agreeing to it as condition of employment.

[OsirisRa32]

Im 24 an had the flu shot 9 times.. Haven't ha one since I turned 21.. Within 5 days of every flu shot I've had I've gotton so sick I'm back in the hospital getting anti biotics for a disease that the dr gave me.. Never again will this happen..

Im loving just outside Chicago and we have one of if not the worst flu bugs going around right now the other 6 ppl that work at my shop have all gotton it yet I have not.. 4 of those 6. Got their flu shots...

Its another way for someone to make money

You do realize if you actually got sick from the flu vaccine...you can't be healed with antibiotics.....?? Antibiotics only work on bacteria...not viruses

[Raptor]

You do realize if you actually got sick from the flu vaccine...you can't be healed with antibiotics.....?? Antibiotics only work on bacteria...not viruses

I already told him that. He apparently calls everything antibiotics.

Which makes the pharmacist in me cringe.

[CatandDiallo]

I haven't read through this thread, but I do think that if you work in a healthcare setting, you should 100% absolutely be required to get a flu shot.

Some people on the first page went through why.