Low flu vaccine rate spurs debate on mandatory shots for hospital workers – Boston Globe
Roughly 71 percent of employees at the state’s acute care hospitals received flu vaccinations last season, according to a report released today by Massachusetts public health regulators. The percentages have increased since the 2008-2009 …
Flu shots: advised and available – News-Gazette
CHAMPAIGN — It’s still summer according to the calendar, but it’s already time to get ready for the upcoming flu season. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has once again advised flu shots for everyone 6 months old and older …
FLU NEWS SCAN: H1N1 self-diagnosis, avian flu in wild US ducks – Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Not only was self-diagnosis of flu inaccurate during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, but following national guidelines on symptoms for case definition did not improve the accuracy of self-diagnosing, according to a New Zealand study. The …
Hospital staffs face calls to get flu shots
Roughly 71 percent of employees at acute care hospitals in Massachusetts received flu vaccinations last season, according to a report released yesterday.
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