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[I.C.O.E.B.G.]

For us it is a network wide policy. I asked how they were going to explain why we were wearing a mask and was told I would have to explain to the pt that I had refused the shot. I said that violates my H.I.P.P.A rights and they had no answer for it. Now I work at an open mri facility and most of my pts are already nervous when they come in and all of us wearing masks would just unnerve them more., for this reason I have decided to get the shot. I need this job right now and I dont want a reason to be singled out. I feel like a coward by caving in to be honest. this was a tough decision and will have to revisit it again next year.

[hunybee]

I said that violates my H.I.P.P.A rights and they had no answer for it.

they had no answer? did they go up the chain of command to find out the answer?

[I.C.O.E.B.G.]

they had no answer? did they go up the chain of command to find out the answer?

The final answer I'm getting is two fold......its a hospital policy and no one is forcing me to get it. Uh... thats not answer in my book.

[OneDayAtATime]

I get the flu shot every year for the last 8 or 10 years.
Prior to that I did get influenza that year and it had me in bed for days, weak as a puppy.
I've had no adverse effects from the vaccine and if it did that to me (pretty big guy in his late 30's) I assume it could kill one of my elderly pt.s

Just my 2 cents

[SheWoff]

No flu shots for this old war horse, but I WILL get the pneumovax. Flu shots make me ill, I don't care what they say....


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[Kywoman]

About 4 years ago I was working part time in a 450 bed hospital and they asked if I would be interested in getting some extra hours in by administering flu shots to the employees. I gave the shots for about a 4 month period of that year.

Just my 2 cents here but...
the one thing I did notice was that there were quite a few employees who later came up to me and told me that they had experienced several different types of symptoms after getting the shot ranging from nausea, fever, aches and pains to full out having to call off work from anywhere to a few days to a couple of weeks.

I was aware that there may be some people who experienced 'mild' symptoms after receiving the vaccine but was definately surprised at how many had come to me. I wondered how many more there were that I didn't hear about? Yes, I did report this information.

I was also telling myself that these people may have been previously exposed and were going to come down with symptoms anyway.

I did the same thing the next year at the same hospital and low and behold had many employees complaining of the same mild to moderate adverse reactions.

It just didn't sit right with me and I have never given another flu shot since.

I honestly do not know what to believe about flu shots and their possible short/long term effects on people. This was just my observation.

[I.C.O.E.B.G.]

Well I did get mine and my right arm was achey for a few days but luckily I didnt have the same reaction as last time. What upsets me more is the blunt force requirement for these at my hospital without regard for my privacy.

[Animal Lover]

I was in the hospital when a person came to my bed (broken spine) and asked why I refused the shot? I said I don't want it!! She said she was with the CDC and wanted to make sure that I had personally refused to take it. It did shock me. When one of my regular nurses came in, I asked her if that person was really with CDC and why did she come into my room? She confirmed that she did work with the CDC and that they regularly check up on people in the hospital and nursing homes. I have had them in the past but I always got sick as if I had not had the shot, so I don't take them anymore.