Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Could a church risk it's non-profit status if it brought a Visiting Nurses Association to give shots of mercury on a Sunday morning. We had a flu shot clinic at church yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 My employer is doing a flu-shot clinic tomorrow. I had asked SAFEMINDS for a quantity of " flu-shot " brochures that I could leave out for the edification of my coworkers... but they had run short on supply. Leaving aside the mercury issue (if you could), the flu-shot is a crap shoot anyhow. You could easily catch a different strain of the flu...from which the immunization couldn't protect you. When I get the flu, it's for 24 to 48 hours... and then I'm fine. After that, I have a natural immunity... and the comforting knowledge that I didn't donate ethyl mercury to my brain tissue. :-) > > Could a church risk it's non-profit status if it brought a Visiting > Nurses Association to give shots of mercury on a Sunday morning. We > had a flu shot clinic at church yesterday. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 You can download a brochure and print it from the SafeMinds web site. Last week, I asked that people in line for flu shots be given information on the dangers of mercury. The pastor in charge of congregational care who is also a nurse is the one who organized the shot-fest in the church building. She told me I should be very happy that she printed out what the CDC says about mercury. She said that these shots contained just a little bit of mercury that isn't enough to be harmful to anyone. Uuugh. She refused to borrow my Kirby book. Non-profits aren't allowed to recommend political candidates, and we kept getting notes in the bulletins about NOT putting political flyers on peoples' cars during worship services. And yet, we would leave the service and find flyers under our windshield wipers. So, I wondered if pushing a CDC flu-shot agenda would violate any separation of church/state issues? > > My employer is doing a flu-shot clinic tomorrow. I had asked SAFEMINDS for a quantity of > " flu-shot " brochures that I could leave out for the edification of my coworkers... but they > had run short on supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 If that is considered a health clinic, that program could even get designated United Way funding. Carolyn > > Could a church risk it's non-profit status if it brought a Visiting > Nurses Association to give shots of mercury on a Sunday morning. We > had a flu shot clinic at church yesterday. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 " penelope_fam " , You church might be more concerned about the potential legal liability it incurred by bringing " a Visiting Nurses Association to give shots of mercury on a Sunday morning " because as of 2005, the influenza vaccines fall under the purview of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Act (NVICA) that, among other things, as specific minimum requirements for the administration and recordskeepiong practices, which, if not met, could expose those giving such shots in a manner that does not comply with the law liable for the harm, if any, such shots might cause to some for whon your church is legally " responsible " because failing to give a vaccine in compliance with the statute removes the protections of the NVICA. The statute (42 U.S.C. Section 300aa-25) states (with CAPITALIZATION added for emphasis): > >Sec. 300aa-25. Recording and reporting of > information > >(a) General rule > Each health care provider who administers > a vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury > Table to any person shall record, or ensure > that there is recorded, IN SUCH PERSON'S > PERMANENT MEDICAL RECORD (OR IN A PERMANENT > OFFICE LOG OR FILE TO WHICH A LEGAL > REPRESENTATIVE SHALL HAVE ACCESS UPON > REQUEST) with respect to each such vaccine - > (1) the date of administration of the > vaccine, > (2) the vaccine manufacturer and lot number > of the vaccine, > (3) the name and address and, if appropriate, > the title of the health care provider > administering the vaccine, and > (4) any other identifying information on the > vaccine required pursuant to regulations > promulgated by the Secretary. > >( Reporting > (1) Each health care provider and vaccine > manufacturer shall report to the > Secretary - > (A) the occurrence of any event set forth > in the Vaccine Injury Table, including > the events set forth in section > 300aa-14( of this title which occur > within 7 days of the administration > of any vaccine set forth in the Table > or within such longer period as is > specified in the Table or section, > > ( the occurrence of any contraindicating > reaction to a vaccine which is > specified in the manufacturer's > package insert, and > © such other matters as the Secretary > may by regulation require. > Reports of the matters referred to in > subparagraphs (A) and ( shall be made > beginning 90 days after December 22, 1987. > The Secretary shall publish in the Federal > Register as soon as practicable after such > date a notice of the reporting requirement. > (2) A report under paragraph (1) respecting a > vaccine shall include the time periods > after the administration of such vaccine > within which vaccine-related illnesses, > disabilities, injuries, or conditions, the > symptoms and manifestations of such > illnesses, disabilities, injuries, or > conditions, or deaths occur, and the > manufacturer and lot number of the vaccine. > (3) The Secretary shall issue the regulations > referred to in paragraph (1)© within 180 > days of December 22, 1987. > >© Release of information > (1) Information which is in the possession of > the Federal Government and State and local > governments under this section and which > may identify an individual shall not be > made available under section 552 of title > 5, or otherwise, to any person except - > (A) the person who received the vaccine, or > ( the legal representative of such person. > (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term > " information which may identify an > individual " shall be limited to the name, > street address, and telephone number of > the person who received the vaccine and > of that person's legal representative and > the medical records of such person relating > to the administration of the vaccine, and > shall not include the locality and State > of vaccine administration, the name of the > health care provider who administered the > vaccine, the date of the vaccination, or > information concerning any reported > illness, disability, injury, or condition > resulting from the administration of the > vaccine, any symptom or manifestation of > such illness, disability, injury, or > condition, or death resulting from the > administration of the vaccine. > (3) Except as provided in paragraph (1), > all information reported under this > section shall be available to the > public. > Most clinmics do NOT meet these requirements as the shots are not maintained in each inoculee's PERMANENT anything. Hopefully, you and all others will carefully consider these remarks. Respectfully. Dr. King http://www.dr-king.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ At 16:50 11/13/06 -0000, penelope_fam wrote: > > >Could a church risk it's non-profit status if it brought a Visiting >Nurses Association to give shots of mercury on a Sunday morning. We >had a flu shot clinic at church yesterday. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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