Yahoo! News - Fines, Jail Used to Enforce Flu Shot Rules
Posted by Clark Venable on 10/15/2004
Yahoo! News - Fines, Jail Used to Enforce Flu Shot Rules:
" "As the vaccine shortage hits home and long lines queue around the supermarket, a handful of states and the nation's capital are threatening doctors and nurses with fines or even jail if they give flu shots to healthy, low-risk people.
Health care violators in Michigan face a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a $200 fine if convicted, the health director said.
At least four other states %u2014 Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon and Wisconsin %u2014 and Washington, D.C., have issued similar orders with varying penalties." "
Health care violators in Michigan face a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and a $200 fine if convicted, the health director said.
At least four other states %u2014 Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon and Wisconsin %u2014 and Washington, D.C., have issued similar orders with varying penalties." "
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