Most hospitals now require workers to get flu shots—except those that treat veterans
June 1, 2018, University of Michigan
In just a few short months, hospitals across the country will start their annual push to make sure their workers get vaccinated against influenza, to protect themselves and others. Memories of the last flu season—one of the worst in years—still linger.
A new study shows a rapid rise in the percentage of hospitals that require the vaccine—except among those that focus on treating the nation's military veterans.
In two surveys taken four years apart, the percentage of Veterans Affairs hospitals that have a flu vaccine mandate rose only slightly, from 1 percent in 2013 to 4 percent in 2017, the study shows.
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