Australian MP Greg Hunt wants mandatory flu vaccinations (he spells it "vacinations") for aged care workers. Is there any evidence this would work? Take a look at this article https://www.statnews.com/2017/01/27/flu-vaccine-health-care-workers/ "It’s an edict that comes out every autumn in many hospitals: If health care workers don’t get a flu shot, they will face consequences. Some make vaccinations a condition of employment. Others require unvaccinated staff to wear surgical masks near patients for weeks during flu season. But a new study is calling into question the scientific evidence underpinning these increasingly common hospital policies — and could fuel challenges to the contentious orders. The study, published Friday in PLOS One, concludes that the research used to justify mandatory flu shots for health sector workers is flawed, and that the policies cannot plausibly produce the benefits that had widely been assumed." Here's a link to the study: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0163586. Full version PDF available.