Posted on 10/22/2009 11:10:53 PM PDT by UAConservative
NY finally gets the picture that the idea of shoving a vaccine on nurses and doctors is a violation of their liberties!
First two body paragraphs:
ALBANY, N.Y. New York state health officials have suspended a ruling that would have forced health care workers across the state to get vaccinated against the swine flu by the end of November or risk losing their jobs, saying in a decision issued Thursday that they did so because the vaccine is in short supply.
New York will be getting only about 23 percent of its anticipated supply of the vaccine for the swine flu virus - also called H1N1 - by the end of the month, and that should be reserved for those most at risk for serious illness and death, according to Gov. David Paterson's office.
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While the official reason was the supply shortage, IMO the main reason was the increasing political pressure to reverse the order.
If we’re talking about forced medication, can we talk about fluoride in water?
More likely it was because their state lawyers told them that they stood a good chance of losing in court.
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