RT Journal
A1 Coleman CH, Reis A
T1 POtential penalties for health care professionals who refuse to work during a pandemic
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2008
FD March 26
VO 299
IS 12
SP 1471
OP 1473
DO 10.1001/jama.299.12.1471
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.299.12.1471
AB 
It is a real possibility that some HCPs may refuse to work during a pandemic. Working during pandemics could place HCPs—and, by extension, their families—at significant risk of infection.
Protective measures like masks may reduce the risk, but some HCPs were infected during the SARS crisis even after such measures were implemented.1 Even though most HCPs continued to work during the SARS epidemic despite the risks,2 survey results indicate that a substantial number of HCPs would be unwilling to work under comparable conditions.3