UPI reports new research shows it's a very good idea to insist that healthcare workers get an annual flu shot.<br />That's according to researchers from the University of Georgia, Montana State University and Monash University in Australia.<br />They found that states with mandatory flu shots for hospital workers saw statewide reductions in deaths from influenza and pneumonia.<br />They estimate that during the 2016-17 season alone, nearly 2,000 deaths were averted in the 15 U.S. states that had mandatory vaccination laws at that time.<br />The findings suggest that health-worker vaccination laws may be a good way to protect the country's most vulnerable populations.<br />The researchers say it's possible that similar benefits could also be seen with mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of hospital workers.
