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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.
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I am getting court martialed for refusing to get the flu shot. Can I be discharged for this Please no comments about why I need the flu shot. I just want to know what I'm facing. I'm active army.?
If you have failed to obey a direct order to get the shot, then yes, you can be discharged.Added: (in the US) the above answer is not necessarily correct. You MAY not be discharged unless there are other factors. You really need to consult with your post's legal affairs office. You DO have the optiion of refusing the Flu shot but one wonders why you consider THAT shot worthy of more fuss than you would taking any of the other battery of shots and immuniczations you must undergo.
What is a simile for flu shot?
the flu shot was as painful as a bee sting.
Why get a flu shot?
So you don't get the flu.
You are taking amox-clav can you still get the flu shot?
Yes, you can still get the flu shot. The flu shot should not be gotten if you are currently ill, but if you are on antibiotics, it is OK to get.
Should you get a flu shot with a sinus infection?
You have to wait until your better then you get the flu shot
Is the Swine Flu shot really a shot?
They don't shoot you, and it isn't a 'shot' of a drink, it's a needle in the arm. In the 2009-2010 flu season there was a mist as well as a shot for the vaccination for swine flu. In the 2010-2011 flu season the vaccine for swine flu protection is included in the one vaccination for the seasonal flu.
Is it safe to get both the seasonal flu shot and the H1N1-09 virus flu shot?
Yes. In fact, now the seasonal flu shots are combined with the H1N1 Virus flu shot, so you don't have to get two.
Is it a law that Health care workers in Ohio get flu shot?
it's not the law to not have your flu shot
Should a person with sarcoidosis get the H1N1 and flu shot?
A person with Sarcoidosis not get a seasonal flu shot
If you get a swine flu shot will the swine flu disappear in a week?
The swine flu shot is used to prevent the flu, not to treat the flu if you already have it. To treat the flu, antiviral medications are more likely to be prescribed, such as Tamiflu.
Flu shot to prevent?
I bet it is to prevent the Flu.
Are kids with out the shot a target of the H1N1?
If the flu is out there and you have not had the shot there is an increased chance you will get the flu. Kids have a smaller ability to resist the flu than adults
