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A growing push to require flu shots for health workers also could help reduce the number of junior doctors who work while sick.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommends annual flu vaccinations for all health care workers to prevent their patients from getting sick. And last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed mandatory flu vaccinations for all health workers.
Jena said flu "is really the main worry," because it's so prevalent and so easily transmitted.
Dr. Lauren Hughes, a former president of the American Medical Student Association and a first-year resident in Seattle, said her program directors have warned residents "to take extra special care of ourselves" during the approaching flu season and winter months, and to stay home when sick.
"You can't take care of other people if you don't take care of yourself," Hughes said.
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