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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-28-09 02:37 AM
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64. Nurses
Mandatory Flu Vaccination Riles Health Care Workers – They’ll March

(New York / New Jersey) - New York is requiring some health care workers to get a seasonal flu shot now and the H1N1 shot later- -or lose their jobs. But now, a lawsuit filed in new Jersey may help workers in Rochester.

A lawsuit filed in New Jersey calls the mandatory flu shot unconstitutional, but so far a federal judge has denied an injunction which would halt forced vaccinations in any state while the case moves forward.

"It makes me feel very vulnerable,” said one nurse. “It makes me feel like I'm a guinea pig."
This nurse is like many who are concerned that speaking out will cost her her job.

She has voluntarily taken a flu shot most years, but is concerned that safety has been compromised in the rush to get a workable H1H1 vaccine.

She said, "There are a lot of ingredients that aren't safe. Mercury, formaldehyde, anti freeze…I don't agree with any of those things…and if they say it’s safe, then why are the drug companies immune from any lawsuits related to it?"
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http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Mandatory-Flu-Vaccination-Riles-Health-Care/7b8iHICqd0-7j1BQ-IoMLg.cspx
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