Healthcare workers in the state of New York are resisting and protesting government-mandated vaccinations against the seasonal and swine influenzas, drawing a great deal of media coverage. Hundreds of protestors rallied Tuesday at the Capitol in Albany chanting No forced shots to demand that the rule be overturned. Hundreds more also gathered at demonstrations around the state. The so-called "EMERGENCY REGULATION" approved by the State Health Department in August has attracted widespread criticism from unions, employees, and opponents all across the country. With no religious or philosophical exemptions, it purports to require all New York hospital, hospice, and home healthcare workers more than half of a million people so far to be inoculated, though it doesnt explain how it should be enforced. In response, hospitals are telling their workers to get the flu shots or get fired an unprecedented step that is meeting increasing resistance AN ISSUE OF "WORKERS RIGHTS".