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Flu Vaccine

Although “underwhelmed” with NYU Winthrop Hospital’s position that masks may not be effective in preventing transmission of the flu, a federal court in New York ruled in favor of the hospital in a discrimination suit brought by a woman who was fired for refusing to comply with a mandatory flu vaccine policy while she was pregnant.

/ March 16, 2021
A syringe with an influenza vaccine inside heads to its mark during a flu vaccination at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. This flu season started early and all but two states reported widespread outbreaks by the week ended Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 1982 to 2018, the flu most often peaked in February, so there's a good chance the rest of the states will see their cases increase this year. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Although “underwhelmed” with NYU Winthrop Hospital’s position that masks may not be effective in preventing transmission of the flu, a federal court in New York ruled in favor of the hospital in a discrimination suit brought by a woman who was fired for refusing to comply with a mandatory flu vaccine policy while she was pregnant.

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