Flu shots are not mandated at our facility.  For anyone who does not receive a flu shot, if our region hits high level of prevalence, then all unvaccinated staff will be required to mask.  This works for us.

Deanna Prater BSN, RN, CPHQ
Director of Infection Control, Employee Health & Safety
Lower Umpqua Hospital
600 Ranch Road
Reedsport, Oregon 97467
Office:  (541) 271-6323
Fax:  (541) 271-6353
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   1.  Flu Shots (Charles Hackett)
   2. Re:  [External]  Flu Shots (Behrman, Amy)
   3. Re:  [External]  Flu Shots (Leibu, Rachel)
   4. Re:  [External] Flu Shots (Behrman, Amy)


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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 06:54:31 -0400
From: Charles Hackett <dickenshackett@gmail.com>
To: "MCOH/EH" <mcoh-eh@mylist.net>
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Flu Shots
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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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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 03:27:16 +0000
From: "Behrman, Amy" <behrman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu>
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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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Subject: [External] [MCOH-EH] Flu Shots

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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Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 13:21:33 +0000
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Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] [External]  Flu Shots
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We also follow the process Amy mentions below.

Rachel Leibu, MD, MBA, MS, FACOEM
Medical Director Occupational Medicine Services
Atlantic Health System
Clinical Assistant Professor, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
at Thomas Jefferson University

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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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Subject: [External] [MCOH-EH] Flu Shots

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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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 14:42:49 +0000
From: "Behrman, Amy" <behrman@pennmedicine.upenn.edu>
To: Charles Hackett <dickenshackett@gmail.com>
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Yes, at this point, HR determines religious exemption approvals, and we thankfully only deal with medical requests


Amy
On Sep 5, 2024, at 9:21?AM, Charles Hackett <dickenshackett@gmail.com> wrote:

?
Thank you very much
As an aside is it HR that determines the religious exemptions?
EOHS stays away from any discussion and only considers medical exemptions
Charlie

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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
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Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
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Subject: [External] [MCOH-EH] Flu Shots

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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