However, the results from this experiment provides a clear view that 420 out of 500 participants were prevented from the flu by use of the shot and 380 out 500 participants were prevented from the flu by use of nasal spray. This shows that the most effective vaccine for preventing flu is the shot. It therefore gives sufficient evidence to support the alternate hypothesis that there is an effective vaccine for preventing getting flu. A sample of 500 participants in both researches is appropriate for this study since provides a wide area of study to the researcher hence enabling him to obtain almost accurate results in his research. However, the study might have had certain limitations like lack of enough research materials to reach the large population, insufficient funds to contact the study and…
“Employers should not require employees to get immunizations because of possible problems with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and other potential legal issues,” Biddle argues that employees should be paid for receiving vaccinations as it would be part of work time and employers would need to negotiate the issue with the union first if they were dealing with unionized employees. He adds that employers could be liable under workers compensation statutes if there are adverse reactions. Employers can have a list of vaccinated employees but under the ADA, it would have to be kept separate outside of employee records. If employers vaccinated on the site, all health information would require employees to release the information under HIPAA guidelines. Many hospitals require nurses to wear masks if refusing the flu vaccine, however, this practice violates HIPAA because the nurses refusing are patients and now everyone knows they're not vaccinated and this violates patient…
Others have questioned the need to increase influenza vaccination rates among HCWs, claiming that HCWs should simply avoid patient contact when ill. Unfortunately, although HCWs say that they will stay home when sick, in reality, many HCWs routinely come to work with symptoms of influenza-like illness.32,46,47 In addition, people may shed influenza virus during the 24 hours before the onset of clinical illness48 or in the absence of clinical symptoms,49 which enables HCWs to transmit the virus to their patients, even when the HCWs feel well. A variety of ethical issues are involved in a mandatory program such as this. In sum, one attempts to balance the benefits that accrue to patient safety against the loss of the individual’s right to choose.50-52 During the planning process for our program, the ethics committee was involved, and we enlisted the help of outside ethicists as well. Overall, it was felt that the importance of protecting our patients was paramount. However, a mandatory program needs to be flexible enough so that valid reasons for avoiding vaccine use can be accommodated. We include both medical and religious reasons as part of this process.…
Haugen, David and Musser, Sussan. "Requiring Mandatory Vaccination Is Dangerous." Opposing Viewpoints. Epidemics. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. (Reprinted from Protest over Mandatory Flu Shots for Preschoolers, Associated Press, 2008) Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com.prox.miracosta.edu/ Web.16 Sept. 2012.…
Healthcare professionals have to follow the principle of non-maleficence, meaning not to harm their patients. Implementing the mandated vaccine will represent a way to reduce the probability of unintentionally transmitting a serious infection to other people. Healthcare professionals also have a duty to protect patients and to remain healthy while providing…
Many people think that flu shots are not important each year but what they don’t know is that the number of deaths each year from influenza keep rising. You may think that…
Finch, Mark Clinical Infectious Diseases (Point: Mandatory Influenza Vaccination for All Health Care Workers? Seven Reasons to Say "No".) 4/15/2006, Vol. 42 Issue 8, pg. 1141-1143…
“The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made significant efforts to enhance production capacity of seasonal influenza vaccines, including supporting manufacturers as they invest in processes to stabilize and increase their production capacity and improving guidance about the approval process at the Food and Drug Administration”. The Government can put in place policies and measures where every schools, business places and random health clinic be given vaccines to vaccinate every member willingly or…
Influenza affects an estimated 5-15% of the world 's population and results in 500,000 deaths annually (World Health Organization, [WHO], 2009b). In the United States (US), between 1979 and 2001, an average of 226,000 persons was hospitalized and 36,000 died each year as a result of complications from influenza (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2007). The primary and most effective method of symptom reduction and prevention of influenza is vaccination (Sullivan, 2010). Influenza vaccination…
I am currently working at Walgreens as a pharmacy intern and I have seen many patients suffering from chronic disease conditions and they have none or very little knowledge of those disease conditions. I have seen many patients coming to us asking for over the counter medications for cold, cough and fever. Seeing the community suffering from sickness served as a huge motivation for me to educate them on preventative care to promote health and wellness of the community. So, as a part of a wellness program at Walgreens, it is my responsibility to remind or educate them for seasonal flu shot or other preventative vaccines. For example, I started reminding our patients about their seasonal flu shot or any other vaccines, when they come to pick…
The attached document you will find with this letter is my final report on the barriers to flu vaccinations. I have called it THE BARRIERS FOR PUBLIC NOT RECEIVING VACCINATIONS FOR INFLUENZA AND SIMILAR INFECTIOUS DISEASES. It represents both qualitative and quantitative data and analysis of my research that I performed with your funding.…
Due to the financial benefits, the uses in the past, and the ideals of not putting people in the hospital vaccines should be essential in this country and world. Workers not getting sick is a great way to help the economy. Vaccines have been used to get rid of diseases from this world. It is also morally wrong to give people sickness. If you don’t believe that people getting vaccines should be imperative do some research for yourself and form your own…
It is very important for people to be properly vaccinated because it will protect you from diseases, it will protect you from spreading diseases to other people, and also some schools, activities, and events require up to date vaccinations. Getting vaccinated properly will ultimately save your help and have a good roll on your health. All of these are very good and important reasons to make sure you get properly vaccinated.…
Vaccination is the most effective methods to fight with influenza. The public health agencies in the UK offering the immunization programme to fight with flu, therefore to reduce both the risk of death and serious illness from flu and the pressure on the health and social care service during the winter. People needs to take this vaccine every year, and like all other vaccine it is not 100 percentages effective as it could not fight with all variety of influenza viruses.…
Trying to treat someone who is sick is very expensive, and the sicker they get, the worse the expenses will be. Vaccines are the best investment in children’s healthcare, which makes plenty of sense. Vaccines cost less in time and money to attain than infectious diseases cost in time off to work to care for a sick child, possible long-term disability care, and major medical expenses ("Vaccines ProCon.org"). Vaccines are very affordable with the help of health care. Paying for a vaccine that will prevent multiple diseases is much more affordable than paying for multiple treatments and medical costs. Many vaccines are accessible to children and adults without even paying copay because of Obamacare, which results in a child that will not have to spend a prolonged amount of time in the hospital because of a disease.…