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Should swine flu vaccinations be mandated for health care workers?
Yes
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No
75%
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| elfie113 | |
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10-17-09 1:03 AM
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No, the vaccinations should not be mandated! Where is our freedom? Besides I've read several reports and they can't agree if the vaccinations are really showing results. The older flu strain vaccinations were never mandated and these should not be either. Here is a funny swine flu graphic *******typobounty****/Funny/Swine-Flu.htm
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| GoGreen | |
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10-16-09 8:48 AM
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I wonder if they are going to place a mandate on every hospital admission, be it for inpatient services or outpatient services (such as one day surgeries). Now those people can infect other patiets, can they not? And I'm sure they won't be practicing univeral precaustions like your care givers do. If you don't want the swine flu bottom line take care of yourself - don't rely on others to do it for you. FREEDOM OF CHOICE!!!!
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| Genesis | |
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10-16-09 7:49 AM
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My question is if you get the vaccination does it really matter if your health care provider has it or not? The vaccine is supposed to protect you from getting the swine flu. You have a choice to protect yourself if you are that concerned about going to the hospital(or any medical facility) and catching this flu. Give the health care providers the same choice. I would be more concerned about walking into my local store,school,bank or any other public place and catching this flu than I would be walking into the hospital and catching it.
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| Discobulous | |
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10-15-09 9:59 PM
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First it was bird flu, now it's swine flu. What next...chimney flu?
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| GoGreen | |
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10-15-09 9:03 AM
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usedto - It was not a test, just, as always, trying to gather as much information as I can.You're right - this is a blog not a health advice column. I respect your profession. Good day.
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| usedtolivethere | |
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10-15-09 8:31 AM
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If you are the parent that you seem to be, you already know the answers to this question and are testing me. This is my profession and I am not in the habit of dispensing free advice to anyone I do not know in a lame blog site. If I am ever in the area, I will let you know. I would be willing to meet with you and your daughter. My fee is $450/hour.
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| GoGreen | |
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10-14-09 9:12 PM
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Not only marginally effective, but long term side effects are not quite understood yet. Yes, health workers owe it to their patients...., but they also owe it to themself and their familes to make a decsions that is right for them. Exercise Physiology - very interesting. Answer me this if you would, my child is insulin resistant, has athletic asthma and tends to run a low body temp (94-95). She runs - what's the best thing to do before, after or during running to keep the body running at optimum level without depleting it?
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| usedtolivethere | |
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10-14-09 8:11 PM
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I think it is an argument with merits on both sides. On the one hand, how can we mandate that anyone get a shot for something that is only marginally deemed effective? On the other hand, don't health care workers owe it to their patients not to possibly expose them to further complications. I do not think that anyone's job should be threatened if they do not obey the mandate. We are really in unchartered waters here. PhD in Exercise Physiology...there are not many of us.
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| GoGreen | |
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10-14-09 7:52 PM
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usedto..I did it again!! You and I tend to get in "debates" on various issues on here. I recall the Work Force issue in which I actually convinced you (June 14). In a more recent article regarding the BP retirees - I commended you on your advanced education - what do you have your PhD in? With your education and schooling, I would enjoy you sharing your knowledge and/or opinion on this State Mandate.
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| ataxpayer | |
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10-14-09 11:47 AM
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Usedtolivethere: GoGreen may ramble but she or he definately gets your attention. Also some good facts in the post - I checked out the CDC's information and the so called rambling are facts.
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| FireKatt | |
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10-14-09 10:21 AM
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Thank you GoGreen you are exactly right.
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| usedtolivethere | |
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10-14-09 9:10 AM
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You did it again, and me, poor sucker, read your post! I'll never learn
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| GoGreen | |
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10-14-09 9:04 AM
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Usedto..Yes, I agree. I tend to be long winded at times, and also repeat myself. Guess its just my nature. I also feel people should educate themself on this vaccine (with the limited information there is). Then after reading all the FACTS make a personal educated decision to get the vaccine or not. It is a shame though that some individuals (health care workers) are not "allowed" to act in that fashion due to State Mandate.
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| usedtolivethere | |
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10-14-09 8:30 AM
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GoG..I get to the point where I see your name and don't read the post. Boy, can you ramble.
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| GoGreen | |
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10-13-09 10:26 PM
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GvilleNola - The CDC RECOMMENDS that people who receive the nasal spray vaccine refrain from working with the "at risk" group for 7 days. Now remember that is the CDC's recommendation but New York State MANDATES healthcare workers get the vaccine and some are being threatened with termination. Good question - do you think every health care worker who receives the nasal spray vaccine will get 7 day paid leave. I doubt it, and in this econmony who can afford to go 7 days without pay. They will most likely return to work right after getting the vaccine. This whole thing is going to turn into a mess and why, the government decided to once again take away people's right and throw some mandates around.
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| Discobulous | |
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10-13-09 7:54 PM
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That's vodka.
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| Discobulous | |
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10-13-09 7:53 PM
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What if nature created a world-wide pandemic and nobody came? There are no guarantees even that your taxi will start tomorrow. We think our super meds make us almost impervious to illness and death but guess what Nola....LIFE is the temporary condition. What if's don't amount to anything because the only 'absolute' is the vodke.
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| GvilleNola | |
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10-13-09 5:28 PM
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What if you or someone you live with is in the high-risk group(one who the vaccine could be damaging to)? You are required to put yourself or a loved one at a greater health risk? Another question...If it is recomended to stay away from patients for 7 days (after vaccine)who will be at the hospitals and who will pay for this time off??
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| GoGreen | |
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10-12-09 7:18 PM
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I wouldn't want a health care worker who just received the nasal spray vaccine taking care of a pregnant patient, asthmatic child, cancer patient etc.- family member or not. The CDC recommends health workers stay away from the at risk people for 7 days after receiving the nasal spray vaccine. The majority of people in a hospital are in that "at risk" group. Let me ask you - would you want a health care worker who just received the MMR vaccine delivering your baby? That too, like the nasal spray vaccine, is a live vaccine.
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| Forthegood | |
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10-12-09 7:01 PM
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Would you want yourself or your family members treated by health care workers who have not been vaccinated? I would hope not. There are requirements for many occupations so why not for health care professionals.
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| GoGreen | |
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10-12-09 5:42 PM
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Just stating facts:People who should NOT get the live vaccine (nasal spray):children younger than 2 and adults 50 years and older; pregnant women;anyone with a weakened immune system; anyone with a long-term health problem such as heart disease, kidney or liver disease, lung disease,metabolic disease such as diabetes, asthma,anemia and other blood disorders; children younger than 5 years with asthma or one or more episodes of wheezing during the past year;anyone with certain muscle or nerve disorders(such as cerebral palsy);anyone in close contact with a person with a severely weakened immune system;children or adolescents on long-term aspirin treatment.Now isn't that the whole risk pool?A federal program has been set up to pay for medical expenses related to complications caused by the vaccine. And this is not crap on a cracker to cause "hysteria" but to inform people.
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| GoGreen | |
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10-12-09 3:19 PM
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hardworkingmom - you mentioned someone getting the flu from a health care provider following elective surgery - worse is going through heart transplant surgery, the surgery is a success but the patient developes complications from the swine flu because a nurse on the floor just received the FluMist three days ago.
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| GoGreen | |
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10-12-09 12:05 PM
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RWEHVNGFUNYET - If you are referring to my post, the 2009 H1N1 nasal spray vaccine is recommended for use in HEALTHY people age 2 to 49 who are not pregnant.Health care providers should NOT get the nasal spray vaccine if they provide care to patients who are immunodeficient.Immunodeficiency can be caused by cancer, transplants, medication, malnutrition and aging.Health care workers, ACCORDING TO THE CDC (not rumor)should wait 7 days after being vaccinated before returning to work if they work with patients with immunodeficiencies. Now remember I am referring to the nasal spray vaccine which is the first available and I find it odd that preganant women and healthcare providers are first in line to receive such vaccines.This is not what I think, heard etc. This is what the CDC recommends.
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| RWEHVNGFUNYET | |
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10-12-09 9:36 AM
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I just wnat to make sure that all of this OFFICIAL medical information is official. Please don't tell me what you HEARD, Think, Maybe, or Probably KNOW. if you are uninformed... Don't start rumors or hysteria... You are just passing on crap on a crap cracker.
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| GoGreen | |
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10-11-09 6:30 PM
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According to the CDC, if you are a pregnant woman, have asthma or any other chronic respiratory disease, the nasal spray vaccine is not recommended since it is a live strain (yet weakened), in fact the nasal spray is not recommended for any one who falls in the risk group. So if you are a healthcare worker and just received the nasal spray vaccine, I would think you would be dangerous to patients that are pregnant. Just like when you get the MMR vaccine (you are suppose to avoid being by pregnant women).The live vaccines are more effective.During the 60's they gave "dead" MMR vaccines and some were found to be ineffective. I found that out myself after having my titer checked after giving birth and I was told I was not immuned to measles, mumps or rubella.
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