Health Systems Eye Requiring Influenza Shots for Workers

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Registered nurse Sherri Adobato is accustomed to administering flu vaccine.

When it came to her own health, she usually skipped the shot -- until a co-worker, David P. Sechrist, fell victim to a deadly bout with the H1N1 virus.

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Health Systems Eye Requiring Influenza Shots for Workers

"I'm a nurse, and I never get the flu shot, even though I give them, because I believe that's everybody's choice," said Adobato, the employee health nurse for Fayette EMS.

Two health systems -- Excela Health in Westmoreland County and UPMC in Allegheny -- are debating whether public health interests might outweigh the personal choice of health care workers....

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