Fwd: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

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Subject: Fw: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

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June Hanson 02/07/2000 <junhan1068@...>

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Meri-K Chase

5796 State Hwy 10

Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

cell: 518 844 2030

house: 518 673-2166

From: NYSNA Governmental Affairs Department <legislative@...>

Subject: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

merikchase@...

Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 2:06 PM

As many of you have heard, the Health Commissioner has issued an emergency regulation that mandates all health care workers in New York State to be vaccinated against the seasonal flu and the H1N1 (swine flu) by November 30, 2009.

The regulation affects all healthcare personnel, both paid and unpaid, who interact with patients in hospitals, diagnostic and treatment centers, certified home health agencies, long-term healthcare programs, AIDS home care programs, licensed home care services, and hospices. It does not affect nursing home personnel; an immunization mandate for them would have to be enacted through legislation.

The regulation includes all medical staff, contract staff, and students who either have direct patient contact or contact with employees closely working with patients or residents. Healthcare personnel will be exempt from vaccination only if a physician or nurse practitioner certifies that it is medically contraindicated for that individual.

While the New York State Nurses Association recommends that nurses choose to be immunized for the flu, it opposes mandatory immunizations.

We need your help in contacting the Health Commissioner to urge him to rescind the emergency regulation mandating health care providers, as a condition of employment, be vaccinated against the seasonal influenza and H1N1 virus.

A draft letter has been attached below-- simply copy and paste the letter into the body of your email and send it directly to the Department of Health at dohweb@.... Please take the time to email this to the Health Commissioner today!

Dear Commissioner Daines,

As a Registered Nurse in NYS, I am opposed to the emergency regulation mandating that healthcare facility personnel be vaccinated for seasonal influenza, and the H1N1 virus. My opposition is based on the following:

1) The seasonal flu vaccine is not 100% effective and sometimes is highly ineffective, as it was in 2005 and again in 2007.

There is no guarantee that in any given year, the public will benefit from mandatory immunization of healthcare providers.

Even with the flu shot, the person may still contract the flu virus.

2) The regulation does not provide for religious and philosophical objections.

3) The H1N1 vaccine has not been fully tested.

4) The right to refuse vaccination must be balanced against the efficacy in preventing different strains of influenza, the loss of

civil liberty, as well as its safety.

5) The mandatory vaccination of health care professionals is a weak public health strategy to prevent the spread of the influenza

virus when in fact the flu virus circulates in the community first. I believe the resources would be better deployed in the

community as a means of more effective control.

6) The focus on the mandatory vaccination as a term and condition of employment detracts from what should be a real and

comprehensive approach to curtail the spread of the virus.

7) There is already a critical shortage of nurses in NYS and this regulation may worsen the shortage by terminating nurses or

forcing others to retire for choosing not to be vaccinated.

I urge you to withdraw the emergency regulation mandating healthcare personnel to receive the flu vaccinations and instead convene a task force of stakeholders to assist in developing an approach that will achieve the desired outcome.

Sincerely,

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New York State Nurses Association, 11 Cornell Road, Latham, NY 12110 United States

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Subject: Fw: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

I Believe...

Your life can be changed in a matter of

hours by people who don't even know you.

Belinda

----- Forwarded Message ----

From: Meri-k Chase <merikchase@...>

June Hanson 02/07/2000 <junhan1068@...>

Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 3:50:17 PM

Subject: Fw: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

Meri-K Chase

5796 State Hwy 10

Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

cell: 518 844 2030

house: 518 673-2166

From: NYSNA Governmental Affairs Department <legislative@...>

Subject: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

merikchase@...

Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 2:06 PM

As many of you have heard, the Health Commissioner has issued an emergency regulation that mandates all health care workers in New York State to be vaccinated against the seasonal flu and the H1N1 (swine flu) by November 30, 2009.

The regulation affects all healthcare personnel, both paid and unpaid, who interact with patients in hospitals, diagnostic and treatment centers, certified home health agencies, long-term healthcare programs, AIDS home care programs, licensed home care services, and hospices. It does not affect nursing home personnel; an immunization mandate for them would have to be enacted through legislation.

The regulation includes all medical staff, contract staff, and students who either have direct patient contact or contact with employees closely working with patients or residents. Healthcare personnel will be exempt from vaccination only if a physician or nurse practitioner certifies that it is medically contraindicated for that individual.

While the New York State Nurses Association recommends that nurses choose to be immunized for the flu, it opposes mandatory immunizations.

We need your help in contacting the Health Commissioner to urge him to rescind the emergency regulation mandating health care providers, as a condition of employment, be vaccinated against the seasonal influenza and H1N1 virus.

A draft letter has been attached below-- simply copy and paste the letter into the body of your email and send it directly to the Department of Health at dohweb@.... Please take the time to email this to the Health Commissioner today!

Dear Commissioner Daines,

As a Registered Nurse in NYS, I am opposed to the emergency regulation mandating that healthcare facility personnel be vaccinated for seasonal influenza, and the H1N1 virus. My opposition is based on the following:

1) The seasonal flu vaccine is not 100% effective and sometimes is highly ineffective, as it was in 2005 and again in 2007.

There is no guarantee that in any given year, the public will benefit from mandatory immunization of healthcare providers.

Even with the flu shot, the person may still contract the flu virus.

2) The regulation does not provide for religious and philosophical objections.

3) The H1N1 vaccine has not been fully tested.

4) The right to refuse vaccination must be balanced against the efficacy in preventing different strains of influenza, the loss of

civil liberty, as well as its safety.

5) The mandatory vaccination of health care professionals is a weak public health strategy to prevent the spread of the influenza

virus when in fact the flu virus circulates in the community first. I believe the resources would be better deployed in the

community as a means of more effective control.

6) The focus on the mandatory vaccination as a term and condition of employment detracts from what should be a real and

comprehensive approach to curtail the spread of the virus.

7) There is already a critical shortage of nurses in NYS and this regulation may worsen the shortage by terminating nurses or

forcing others to retire for choosing not to be vaccinated.

I urge you to withdraw the emergency regulation mandating healthcare personnel to receive the flu vaccinations and instead convene a task force of stakeholders to assist in developing an approach that will achieve the desired outcome.

Sincerely,

If you would rather not receive future communications from New York State Nurses Association, let us know by clicking here.

New York State Nurses Association, 11 Cornell Road, Latham, NY 12110 United States

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I wonder if there have been talks of a " strike " of sorts....if all of the healthcare workers that were out there in the streets protesting against mandatory vaccinations would be able to commit to a walk out...could this be an advantage for them?  

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:50 PM, <Oropallo@...> wrote:

 

Subject: Fw: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

 I Believe...Your life can be changed in a matter of

hours by people who don't even know you.                  Belinda

   

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June Hanson 02/07/2000 <junhan1068@...>Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 3:50:17 PM

Subject: Fw: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

Meri-K Chase

5796 State Hwy 10

Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

 

cell:  518 844 2030

house: 518 673-2166

From: NYSNA Governmental Affairs Department <legislative@...>Subject: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

merikchase@...Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 2:06 PM

As many of you have heard, the Health Commissioner has issued an emergency regulation that mandates all health care workers in New York State to be vaccinated against the seasonal flu and the H1N1 (swine flu) by November 30, 2009.

The regulation affects all healthcare personnel, both paid and unpaid, who interact with patients in hospitals, diagnostic and treatment centers, certified home health agencies, long-term healthcare programs, AIDS home care programs, licensed home care services, and hospices. It does not affect nursing home personnel; an immunization mandate for them would have to be enacted through legislation.

The regulation includes all medical staff, contract staff, and students who either have direct patient contact or contact with employees closely working with patients or residents. Healthcare personnel will be exempt from vaccination only if a physician or nurse practitioner certifies that it is medically contraindicated for that individual.

While the New York State Nurses Association recommends that nurses choose to be immunized for the flu, it opposes mandatory immunizations. We need your help in contacting the Health Commissioner to urge him to rescind the emergency regulation mandating health care providers, as a condition of employment, be vaccinated against the seasonal influenza and H1N1 virus.

A draft letter has been attached below-- simply copy and paste the letter into the body of your email and send it directly to the Department of Health at dohweb@.... Please take the time to email this to the Health Commissioner today!

Dear Commissioner Daines, As a Registered Nurse in NYS, I am opposed to the emergency regulation mandating that healthcare facility personnel be vaccinated for seasonal influenza, and the H1N1 virus. My opposition is based on the following:

1)         The seasonal flu vaccine is not 100% effective and sometimes is highly ineffective, as it was in 2005 and again in 2007.             There is no guarantee that in any given year, the public will benefit from mandatory immunization of healthcare providers.  

             Even with the flu shot, the person may still contract the flu virus.2)         The regulation does not provide for religious and philosophical objections.  3)         The H1N1 vaccine has not been fully tested.

4)         The right to refuse vaccination must be balanced against the efficacy in preventing   different strains of influenza, the loss of                civil liberty, as well as its safety.

5)         The mandatory vaccination of health care professionals is a weak public health strategy to prevent the spread of the influenza             virus when in fact the flu virus circulates in the community first.   I believe the resources would be better deployed in the

             community as a means of more effective control.6)         The focus on the mandatory vaccination as a term and condition of employment detracts from what should be a real and             comprehensive approach to curtail the spread of the virus.

7)         There is already a critical shortage of nurses in NYS and this regulation may worsen the shortage by terminating nurses or             forcing others to retire for choosing not to be vaccinated.

I urge you to withdraw the emergency regulation mandating healthcare personnel to receive the flu vaccinations and instead convene a task force of stakeholders to assist in developing an approach that will achieve the desired outcome.

Sincerely,

 

If you would rather not receive future communications from New York State Nurses Association, let us know by clicking here.

New York State Nurses Association, 11 Cornell Road, Latham, NY 12110 United States

[Guest guest]

I wonder if there have been talks of a " strike " of sorts....if all of the healthcare workers that were out there in the streets protesting against mandatory vaccinations would be able to commit to a walk out...could this be an advantage for them?  

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 9:50 PM, <Oropallo@...> wrote:

 

Subject: Fw: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

 I Believe...Your life can be changed in a matter of

hours by people who don't even know you.                  Belinda

   

----- Forwarded Message ----From: Meri-k Chase <merikchase@...>

June Hanson 02/07/2000 <junhan1068@...>Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 3:50:17 PM

Subject: Fw: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

Meri-K Chase

5796 State Hwy 10

Palatine Bridge, NY 13428

 

cell:  518 844 2030

house: 518 673-2166

From: NYSNA Governmental Affairs Department <legislative@...>Subject: Action Alert - Email Commissioner Daines TODAY!

merikchase@...Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 2:06 PM

As many of you have heard, the Health Commissioner has issued an emergency regulation that mandates all health care workers in New York State to be vaccinated against the seasonal flu and the H1N1 (swine flu) by November 30, 2009.

The regulation affects all healthcare personnel, both paid and unpaid, who interact with patients in hospitals, diagnostic and treatment centers, certified home health agencies, long-term healthcare programs, AIDS home care programs, licensed home care services, and hospices. It does not affect nursing home personnel; an immunization mandate for them would have to be enacted through legislation.

The regulation includes all medical staff, contract staff, and students who either have direct patient contact or contact with employees closely working with patients or residents. Healthcare personnel will be exempt from vaccination only if a physician or nurse practitioner certifies that it is medically contraindicated for that individual.

While the New York State Nurses Association recommends that nurses choose to be immunized for the flu, it opposes mandatory immunizations. We need your help in contacting the Health Commissioner to urge him to rescind the emergency regulation mandating health care providers, as a condition of employment, be vaccinated against the seasonal influenza and H1N1 virus.

A draft letter has been attached below-- simply copy and paste the letter into the body of your email and send it directly to the Department of Health at dohweb@.... Please take the time to email this to the Health Commissioner today!

Dear Commissioner Daines, As a Registered Nurse in NYS, I am opposed to the emergency regulation mandating that healthcare facility personnel be vaccinated for seasonal influenza, and the H1N1 virus. My opposition is based on the following:

1)         The seasonal flu vaccine is not 100% effective and sometimes is highly ineffective, as it was in 2005 and again in 2007.             There is no guarantee that in any given year, the public will benefit from mandatory immunization of healthcare providers.  

             Even with the flu shot, the person may still contract the flu virus.2)         The regulation does not provide for religious and philosophical objections.  3)         The H1N1 vaccine has not been fully tested.

4)         The right to refuse vaccination must be balanced against the efficacy in preventing   different strains of influenza, the loss of                civil liberty, as well as its safety.

5)         The mandatory vaccination of health care professionals is a weak public health strategy to prevent the spread of the influenza             virus when in fact the flu virus circulates in the community first.   I believe the resources would be better deployed in the

             community as a means of more effective control.6)         The focus on the mandatory vaccination as a term and condition of employment detracts from what should be a real and             comprehensive approach to curtail the spread of the virus.

7)         There is already a critical shortage of nurses in NYS and this regulation may worsen the shortage by terminating nurses or             forcing others to retire for choosing not to be vaccinated.

I urge you to withdraw the emergency regulation mandating healthcare personnel to receive the flu vaccinations and instead convene a task force of stakeholders to assist in developing an approach that will achieve the desired outcome.

Sincerely,

 

If you would rather not receive future communications from New York State Nurses Association, let us know by clicking here.

New York State Nurses Association, 11 Cornell Road, Latham, NY 12110 United States