[MCOH-EH] [External] Flu Shots

[Octavia Williams-blake]

Starting this flu season we removed the requirement for mandatory flu vaccines- employees will not have to do any exemptions. While there is a huge public health/patient care benefit, the regulatory and political environment no longer provides the support we could rely on the past. We are doing a massive education campaign on the benefits of influenza vaccination and will pay employees $20 to get vaccinated. We did the $20 for many years and it led to 90%+ vaccination rates. We ended it during COVID so we hope it helps encourages continued vaccination.


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Octavia Williams-Blake
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SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer
McLeod Health
843-777-5355
2210 Enterprise Drive
Florence, SC 29501
www.McLeodHealth.org<http://www.mcleodhealth.org/>


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We continue to mandate annual seasonal influenza vaccination for all HCP, except for those with approved medical or religious exemptions.  Amy

Amy J Behrman, MD, FACP, FACOEM
Division Chief, Occupational Medicine
Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA  19104
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Good morning.
Our health system had historically allowed employees to opt out of receiving the flu shot and mask.
In 2022 they decided that any new employee would need to be vaccinated against the flu unless there was a medical exemption.
They allowed the employees that were hired prior to 2022 to continue to be able to opt out.
Our head of HR would like to allow employees to opt out and not have it mandated.
EOHS is pushing back with data and enthusiasm.
What is your policy for the flu shot?
Is it mandated for all employees?
Is it mandated for patient facing employees?
Thanks
Charlie
Charles D Hackett, MD, MPH
Chief Community and Family Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Brown University

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