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. 1998 Jul 1;159(1):64–65.

CMA says no to mandatory hepatitis B vaccination, screening for MDs

B Sibbald
PMCID: PMC1229487  PMID: 9679491

Abstract

Should vaccination of physicians against hepatitis B, as well as subsequent screening for the virus, be mandatory? The CMA says no: the voluntary route is the way to go. But Health Canada disagrees. Its new guidelines call for mandatory vaccination and subsequent screening of exposure-prone physicians for the virus.

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