Only 44% of Queensland regional hospital staff plan to get swine flu vaccine
From the Australian CourierMail : HEALTH professionals shunned the swine flu injection at the height of the pandemic because of fears of its side-effects, a study at a Queensland hospital shows. The study result has shocked health experts who say staff at the major regional Queensland hospital were at the frontline of the pandemic and may have put themselves and patients at grave risk. Last year, H1N1, or human swine flu, caused 191 deaths nationwide, including 41 in Queensland. This year, Australia is tipped to




