PoPulationand Public HealtH etHics
PoPulationand Public HealtH etHics
PoPulationand Public HealtH etHics
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2 An employee feels that she was denied a job transfer to a role that<br />
would require immunization for hepatitis B because she is not immune.<br />
She makes a claim of discrimination. What elements of the<br />
policy are necessary to address this claim?<br />
3 An employee refuses influenza vaccination because his close family<br />
member had a significant adverse reaction to the flu shot. His physician<br />
provides documentation approving this as a medical exemption,<br />
even though family history of an adverse reaction is not a contraindication.<br />
1 How should his refusal be classified?<br />
acknowleDgeMents<br />
Dr. Barry Pakes<br />
reFerences<br />
1 National Advisory Committee on Immunization. (2006). Canadian Immunization<br />
Guide, 7th Ed. Ottawa, ON: <strong>Public</strong> Health Agency of Canada.<br />
2 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 7. Retrieved from: http://lawslois.justice.gc.ca/eng/charter/page-1.html#anchorbo-ga:l_I-gb:s_7<br />
Mandatory immunization of local public health employees<br />
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