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Workers at Preterm Inc., a Brookline abortion clinic to which the University Health Services sometimes refers students, voted Wednesday to strike after management refused to accept union demands for a closed shop...
...Small said such an action would be illegal. "Management threats to hire replacements before a strike begins are illegal attempts to intimidate workers in an unfair labor practices strike," Small said, adding he expects the strike to close the clinic...
University Health Services officials said yesterday the possible closing of the clinic, which performs 800 abortions a month in addition to providing other gynecological services, would not significantly affect the Harvard community...
...clinic will offer a two-pronged (bivalent) vaccine to elderly and chronically ill patients later this month, a shot that should protect against both swine flu and the more prosaic Victoria-A. About two weeks later doctors at UHS will recommend that the rest of us line up for our shots--bivalent, if there's any left, or else monovalent (swine flu only). The clinic's policy of recommending the vaccine to everyone over 18 is in line with federal policy...
Postel said that the clinic is recommending immunization as a "general public health measure," but that it might be "reasonable" for an individual student to postpone vaccination until--and unless-swine flu reappears. When asked whether such a position might discourage student response, Postel said, "You're not kidding it will...