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Is it possible for a company or healthcare provider to mandate that all employees and personnel receive the H1N1 Vaccine in order to continue working at the institution? Can such a policy be created a
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H1N1 Vaccine

posted at 9/17/2009 3:55 AM EDT
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You may also want to point out to the PTB that if they mandate the vaccine then if there are any adverse effects it is now workers comp. The vaccine manufacturers are immune from liability so everything would fall to comp.
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H1N1 Vaccine

posted at 9/22/2009 1:43 PM EDT
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shrm.org has good information, as usual-

Unless your organization falls under a federal or state regulation mandate, it is not recommended that employers make flu or H1N1 vaccination a requirement of continued employment. The article gives detailed reasons, including to avoid the possibility of religious discrimiation. http://www.shrm.org/TemplatesTools/hrqa/Pages/requireH1N1vaccination.aspx


More importantly, this article details recommendations of what ERs should do-
Best practices when it comes to global pandemic planningparticularly when it comes to H1N1 include: assessing the risk; planning strategically; having policy and procedures in place to mitigate such risks; communicate with, educate and train employees; track the spread of the disease; control or contain exposure; and assist employees when possible. The best ways to prevent the spread of flu are keeping people who are sick away from other employees; restricting employee travel; instigating social distancing (keeping people far away from each other whether inside their buildings or requiring them to work from home); and distributing anti-viral medicines and masks.
http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/global/Articles/Pages/GlobalFluPlanning.aspx?marquee=DD2_092209

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H1N1 Vaccine

posted at 10/2/2009 2:44 PM EDT
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Here's a short article from law firm Kutak Rock that echoes caution on mandated vaccinations: http://www.kutakrock.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=DspNewsDetails&id=1130&site_id=45&cat=1
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