TX physicians push back against ban on vaccine mandates
by: Monica Madden
Posted: Oct 15, 2021 / 06:09 PM CDT / Updated: Oct 15, 2021 / 06:50 PM CDT
A group of Texas physicians are ramping up their calls for Gov. Greg Abbott to rescind his executive order banning vaccine requirements, saying the government needs to stay out of health care.
Doctors part of the Committee to Protect Health Care, a national advocacy organization, said in a press conference Friday the executive order prevents health care facilities from making decisions that protect their patients and communities.
Dr. Joanna Schwartz, a pediatric emergency specialist in Austin, said the order goes against fundamental business principles in the state.
“Texas is all about business and individual businesses should be able to set policies for their employees,” she said. “People don’t always make the best decision. A lot of people are fueled by misinformation that’s available on the internet on social media. And it should be up to an individual institution to decide the policies for their employees, and hospitals or other health care facilities should absolutely have the right to require vaccinations” ...
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