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Why might a pharmacist refuse to give a flu jab to a person who has autism?

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Dr. James Ferguson
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Fear of lawyers: There is no medical reason to refuse to give a flu shot. But each individual licensed provider has their own fear of lawyers or anything that might produce any risk to them personally. There are many out there who run and hide when anything controversial comes up ant this pharmacist sounds like one of them, shame on him/her for being ignorant.
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