In brief
Should vaccination of physicians against hepatitis B, as well as subsequent screening for the virus, be mandatory? The CMA says no: the voluntary route is the way to go. But Health Canada disagrees. It’s new guidelines call for mandatory vaccination and subsequent screening of exposure-prone physicians for the virus.
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July 14, 1998
CMA says no to mandatory hepatitis B vaccination, screening for MDs
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_medical_association/cmaj/vol-159/issue-1/0064.htm
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