Weekly Poll: Patients or workers first?
On Friday New York Governor David A. Patterson announced that Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines would suspend the regulation mandating influenza vaccines for healthcare workers.
The state maintained that he decision had nothing to do with impending lawsuits, rather the shortage of H1N1 vaccines.
In a released statement Daines said the state had told hospitals that because the H1N1 vaccine is in short supply, its more important to vaccinate patients before healthcare workers.
Who do you think should get priority with the H1N1 vaccines?
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OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll
The OSHA Healthcare Advisor Poll is our weekly questionnaire that is updated every Monday. It is a great opportunity for you to let us know what is going on at your facility, while also getting a look at what your peers have to say. Every week we will post a new question related to healthcare safety. As always, if you have any burning questions of your own, post them in the comments section below and it could become a featured poll question.
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