No. It was an overreaction to the 2009 H1N1 swine flu that embarrassed Barry Soetoro and caught him completely off guard. The medical community's academics - all lefties who want nationalized healthcare - sprung into action to find "solutions." They tested masks (and found out they don't work). They had bean counters run population-level simulations of vaccines, even at the ~50% efficacy you get with flu shots. Ultimately, the shots are CHEAP and acute care in an ICU with influenza pneumonia is incredibly expensive. So, the cost-benefit system-wide was established and every hospital in the country moved quickly to require every healthcare worker in their employ to get the shot. I never took the flu shot because the efficacy was terrible until they threatened my job. Coercion works.
The cost-savings is also what drove the push to get vaccines into pharmacies. They got more people vaccinated by letting the pharmacists chase it than hoping the PCP would get it done during annual check-ups. Turns out not many people want to pay a co-pay to see the doc for a shot when you can go to the drug store on the corner as a walk-in whenever you want and have them take care of it for "free" (all paid by the insurer).
No. It was an overreaction to the 2009 H1N1 swine flu that embarrassed Barry Soetoro and caught him completely off guard. The medical community's academics - all lefties who want nationalized healthcare - sprung into action to find "solutions." They tested masks (and found out they don't work). They had bean counters run population-level simulations of vaccines, even at the ~50% efficacy you get with flu shots. Ultimately, the shots are CHEAP and acute care in an ICU with influenza pneumonia is incredibly expensive. So, the cost-benefit system-wide was established and every hospital in the country moved quickly to require every healthcare worker in their employ to get the shot. I never took the flu shot because the efficacy was terrible until they threatened my job. Coercion works.
The cost-savings is also what drove the push to get vaccines into pharmacies. They got more people vaccinated by letting the pharmacists chase it than hoping the PCP would get it done during annual check-ups. Turns out not many people want to pay a co-pay to see the doc for a shot when you can go to the drug store on the corner as a walk-in whenever you want and have them take care of it for "free" (all paid by the insurer).
Only on weak-minded individuals.