1. Define the following words as used in the article:
mandatory (from para. 1)
immunized (para. 2)
vaccination (para. 3)
exhort, comply (para. 5)

2. What percent of U.S. health care workers (ages 19-64) were immunized against seasonal flu in the 2007-08 flu season?

3. What does Dr. Talbot think are the reasons for the widespread implementation of mandatory flu vaccinations for medical workers?

4. What will happen to New York state health care workers who refuse to get both a seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccine this year?

5. Why are health workers skeptical of the H1N1 vaccine, according to Jan Rodolfo of the California Nurses Association?

6. Do you think that the media is reporting responsibly on the H1N1 flu? Explain your answer.

7. List at least 2 reasons for and against making both the seasonal flu shot and the H1N1 flu shot mandatory to all health care workers. Do you think it should be mandatory? Why or why not?