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Mandatory influenza vaccination for health-care workers

Mandatory influenza vaccination for health-care workers

Doctors Nova Scotia is prepared to support mandatory influenza immunization for health-care workers if conditions warrant it.

In May 2013, the association’s Policy and Health Issues Committee (PHIC) created a position statement on the issue of mandatory influenza immunizations for health-care workers.

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