For the sake of patients, doctors need flu shots
Tags: IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL personnel; PATIENTS -- Safety measures; INFLUENZA vaccines; HOSPITAL administrators; JOINT Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; FEDERAL aid to hospitals
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