Nurses Across the U.S. are Taking a Stand Against Forced Flu Vaccines
As 2014 begins to unfold, it is becoming clear that the medical care industry is facing a crisis.
We have already reported about how many doctors are refusing to
participate in the new Obamacare health insurance exchanges (See: Seven out of every 10 Physicians in California are Rebelling against Obamacare).
But another unintended consequence of new medical care legislation is
the refusal of nurses to comply with new mandatory flu vaccination
requirements. With a nation-wide shortage in nurses already problematic
long before Obamacare was implemented, things are only going to get
worse.
Experienced nurses across the United States are choosing to lose
their jobs rather than submit to forced mandatory flu vaccinations. This
began last flu season, in 2012, and we reported many stories of brave
nurses standing up for their rights and refusing to submit to mandatory
flu vaccinations as a requirement to keeping their jobs. (See: Brave Nurses Lose Jobs to Stand on Principle and Refuse Forced Vaccinations)
Unfortunately, many of our nation’s best nurses were already lost at
the beginning of the 2012-2013 flu season as new mandates in Obamacare
kicked in, requiring medical care facilities to have a 90% compliance to
the flu vaccine as a requirement to receive full reimbursements for
Medicare and Medicaid. (See: Are
Mandatory Flu Vaccines for Healthcare Workers part of Obamacare and
Linked to Financial Reimbursement to Healthcare Facilities?)
The trend towards losing nurses over the mandatory flu vaccine has continued this flu season, in 2013-2014.
Nurses are required to wear face masks for refusing the flu vaccine.
Photo from Nurses Against Mandatory Vaccines Facebook Page.
Photo from Nurses Against Mandatory Vaccines Facebook Page.
