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I would think they could. I know that certain jobs require certain health requirements. I am a teacher and I am required to have a TB test every 2 years to keep teaching. In some states teachers are also required to have hepatitis shots to teach. I did the shots, but wasn't required to. With the shadow of a flu epidemic I would think a hospital would require a flu shot to be sure that their employees didn't spread the flu or get it.
New York State has just recently (late September 2009) enacted a mandate that all health care workers must take flu shots. It was the first state to make them mandatory.Other states may have other requirements, but the shots are not yet made mandatory other than in New York. For example, in Texas the law states that the facility/nursing home/ hospital, etc. must make the flu shots available to employees, but an employee may refuse to take it without penalty. However, hospitals may then require the employees who refuse to use other special protective gear to keep patients safe, such as wearing face masks at all times on the premises.
Check with the state Department of Labor to find out the laws in your state.
It is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that you protect yourself with the vaccinations. The rate of adverse effects is very low for the seasonal flu shots as they have been used and studied now for decades. Obviously, if you have ever had a reaction to the shot or if you have an allergy to the ingredients, eggs, or latex you should not take them. Report to the health care professionals before taking flu shots if you have a history of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, especially if it has been within the last six months.
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If you have the flu what would be best without the flu shots?
I'd take a flu mist. The one when it is sprayed up your nose. A lot of people get sick from flu shots.
What is a FLU nurse?
A FLU nurse is an LPN or RN who administers flu shots.
Are flu shots good for you?
NO
Can an employer make flu shots mandatory for employees?
In the U.S.:In the US, the first state has enacted legislation to make it mandatory for employees in some health care settings to take flu shots. New York State just signed this into law toward the end of September 2009. It is not yet clear if there are going to be exceptions for religious or other reasons why an employee may legally refuse (except when there are risks to the employees' health if the shot is taken) It is not legally required in Texas for health care employees to take flu vaccinations, but the state has mandated that employers must make the vaccinations available to those employees. The employee in Texas may refuse the flu shot, but if they do, the hospital may require that those employees wear protective devices to keep patients safe, such as face masks or respirators, at all times when on the premises.In Canada:This happened to my husband in his place of work in British Columbia, Canada and the employer cannnot make an employee take the flu shots and cannot fire an employee for refusing.There are some cases if you work in the medical field where you are warned before hired that you must take flu shots because you are dealing with people that are ill already. Other than this they can't force you!In the US employers can order employees to obtain flu shots if they are in the medical or care giving profession such as nursing homes, child care workers, home health care providers, and so forth.The exception is if such procedures are contrary to a person's religious or ethnic doctorine or would present a risk to the person's health.If the employee refuses whether or not they were given previous information of the requirement they can be legally terminated.
Do you have seasonal flu shots available If you do, how much do you charge?
Sometimes you can get seasonal flu shots for free. Lots of churches will have days when you can get them free.
What rights do you have in refusing flu shot?
In the US the flu shots are not mandatory, meaning you can choose to get one or not. However, there are some states in the US and some employers that require a flu vaccination as a condition of working in the health care field in contact with the ill. This was true when New York passed a law mandating employees who work with patients to have swine flu shots. In that case, since it was a condition of working that job, you could refuse and perhaps your employer would agree to reassign you to non-patient contact duties, but if they do not, you may have to find another job if you want to refuse. Exceptions are made for those who are allergic to the vaccine or to eggs.
Do flu shots contain live bacteria?
No, there is no live bacteria in flu shots. Flu shots are to prevent the flu which is caused by a virus, not bacteria. The various flu vaccines contain pieces of viruses that are treated to be able to give you immunization, but not make you sick from the virus contained in the vaccination. The flu shots contain inert ("dead") viruses or pieces of viruses instead of whole particles. The flu mist used in the nasal vaccination is made with active ("live") but weakened viruses that can not make you sick if you have an otherwise healthy body and immune system.
Can an employer make flu shots mandatory for employees to receive benefits?
Some US hospitals and other health care facilities are making it a requirement for their workers to be vaccinated unless there is a medical reason why it can not be done (such as allergy). In NY state, that is a state law. This will vary from state to state. Get guidance from the state department of employment or labor on your rights and responsibilities.
Does Blue cross of mi cover flu shots?
NO
Can phlebotomists give flu shots?
yes pleas
People receives a flu shot to prevent what?
People receive flu shots to build immunity to several varieties of the flu virus.
When can you stop flu shots?
The flu vaccine is recommended for children and the elderly but nobody is forced to get it. Whether or not to get a flu vaccine is a personal choice.
