CHICAGO (AP) -- Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal....
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By LINDSEY TANNER, Associated Press
Sat, 01/12/2013 - 11:02am
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