Does You Place of Employment Have a Mandatory Flu Shot Request?

I would not want to be treated by some one who does not understand herd immunity or viral evolution and would not jump at the choice to get a shot and so help keep their patients from getting sick.

No, my employer does not require it, and yes I would look for another job if they did.
I quit taking it twelve years ago, and have only had the flu twice, both times mild cases, since I quit. When I took it every year, I got the flu every year.

The school system where I substitute strongly recommends it but I do not participate.

The ONLY time I did get the flu shot, a few years ago, I got very sick so NO ONE in my family participates. We maintain good diets, take our vitamins, keep our hands washed and exercise.

I have not been sick again after that episode. I would resent someone telling me this was mandatory... I choose what I do with my body, therefore I would be looking for another job. My biggest perk is that I am self employed.

I also understand the reasoning for medical personnel but I don't appreciate it being mandatory.

boy does that suck. i was appalled when a physical therapist for my MIL had to explain to us that she wore a mask because she had declined the 'mandatory request' to get the flu shot (an oxymoron if i ever saw one) and had to wear the mask and explain why to everyone.
which is an elementary school level of punishment, because the flu virus is far too small to be stopped by a mask. it was just public shaming.
i'm fortunate to be in the position of not having to accept any job that mandates a shot that i believe carries far more risk to me than the disease(s) it's supposed to prevent. vaccinations that don't have a long provenance of both being effective AND being safe should always and only be a matter of choice.
khairete
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No thankfully I don't. Because I would quit too. most of the places with 'mandatory' requirements have ways to get out of it....hopefully your friends does too.

I work at a school and they do not require any shots. If I was told that I had to get one or be fired, I would quit that second

My husband works in healthcare and is required to get one.

I know an ER doc who refuses to get his, even though his employer requires it. He's lucky he's a doc because if he wasn't such a highly in demand employee, he'd be fired for refusing it.

I worked in an office where it was offered free. It was not mandatory, but highly encouraged. Some years I got it and some years I did not. I would not be happy if they had mandated it as a condition of employment.

(ETA: I put healthcare in a different boat. If you are required to try not to pass germs to vulnerable people, that is different than an office not wanting you to use up PTO.)

Many medical facilities have done this for some time now, I understand. Not sure why you're posting -- do you "understand the reasoning" but still object to it and don't want to say so? I wouldn't want to be treated by your coworker if she has an issue with getting a flu shot. She should want one regardless of whether it's mandated. It protects her, yes, but it's really to protect patients. If she can't see that, why is she in health care? Flu can be fatal to the young (yes, children!) the old, and those with compromised health -- the exact folks who most need good health care from providers who protect themselves and their patients.

My husbands used to. He would get the mist and then blow his nose right away, but he still always got a head cold from it. Now that he no longer has to he does not.

Many hospitals are starting this, as they should. Frankly, they should have been requiring this for years. The care and well-being of the most vulnerable patients should be more important than the irrational fears of some employees.

I have never seen this at any place that isn't providing some sort of health services.

I used to work for a company that brought someone in every year to give everyone that wanted one a flu shot at the company's expense. It was awesome. I've never heard of it being mandatory, though. Your coworker might wan to speak with a lawyer.

I work in a hospital, and it is "mandatory". I opted to decline and submitted the formal declination. Our options are (1) shot, (2) declination, (3) waiver. Every employee must be accounted for.

ETA: I do not work directly with patients. If I did, I would have to wear a mask at each point of contact during the designated time frame. I wouldn't mind wearing a mask. I have never had the shot.

Many medical facilities require this. I don't see the problem. Many patients are immune suppressed related to their disease and/or age (young or old) and can either not get the flu vaccine or would not mount an adequate immune response to it. The flu KILLS. Tens of thousands of people each year. Medical personnel should not assist it.

I've heard that all medical personel have to get the flu shot. Everyone I know who is in the medical field all are forced to get one. My company doesn't force us to get a shot but they offer them for free. But we also do not deal with already compromised people in such a setting. If I was dealing with the sick, elderly, pregnant and young I would get one out of courtesy to them.

Medical - First Responders are usually required to get these shots. This is due to their exposure levels and their work with the public and types of interactions.

my husband works in hospitals and his company requires employees to get them.

I also work for a hospital/ group of doctors and as of last year it was Mandatory ,unless you wanted to walk around with a mask on all day everyday ! I have always gotten the flu shot anyway, years ago I had the flu shortly after I got this job and I hope I never get the flu again ! C. S.

For people like me, who have children with compromised immune systems, I appreciate medical personnel being required to be immunized against anything that could potentially put my child in the hospital. It's not like taking my kids to the mall, a doctor's office or hospital is different.

I second SHARON E's comment. Herd immunity is a real thing, and people who are questioning vaccination should learn about it.

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For people like me, who have children with compromised immune systems, I appreciate medical personnel being required to be immunized against anything that could potentially put my child in the hospital. It's not like taking my kids to the mall, a doctor's office or hospital is different.

I second SHARON E's comment. Herd immunity is a real thing, and people who are questioning vaccination should learn about it.

I would be happy if I worked someplace that gave me a free flu shot!

I get one and get the kids one every year. My husband would always say he would never get the shot because he never got the flu. Until he got the flu a couple years ago, and couldn't believe how sick he was. None of the rest of us got sick.

Now he gets the shot.

I work in a hospital too and last year it became mandatory in the county where I work. There was a lot of resistance. But well... It's to protect the patients... Especially the most vulnerable. If you opt out from the shot, then you have to wear a mask in all patient care areas... Aka anywhere in the building except the break room. If your caught without your mask its grounds for termination. People have quit over it... People were terminated for refusing to wear a mask after opting out. But it's county wide for us and in one of the neighbor county's too... So really are you going to go back to school and find another career over it? Nope!

No, but I've been thinking about offering it to my staff. I have about 100 people who work often with potentially ill people. I wouldn't make it mandatory though.