Houston Methodist says it will fire hospital workers who refuse to take COVID vaccine

[LetMyPeopleVote]

When I had a colon exam in December, my prep nurse was refusing to take vaccine. This is a good move by Houston Methodist

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[ShazzieB]

1. 3 words for this: High. Damned. Time.

[TexasTowelie]

2. From a legal perspective, the unvaccinated personnel are liabilities.

Why would anyone want to check into a hospital knowing that they would be mingling with anti-vaxxers?

[Hekate]

3. Good move

[DanieRains]

4. Every Health Care Facility Should Do The Same Thing

If you are too stupid to get vaccinated how good of an employee could you truly be?

For others if not for yourself?

[CountMyVote4Reality]

5. Good.

It's the most beneficial thing to do.

[rownesheck]

6. My question:

why work in the health care field if you don't believe in it?

[3Hotdogs]

7. 'cause the Eagle comes down every two weeks.

[abqtommy]

8. Firing these anti-vaxxers is good but after that putting them in jail until they take the jab

is even better!

[Paladin]

9. Outstanding. (nt)

[bmbmd]

10. Some pediatricians fire patients who don't vaccinate their kids.

Maybe we should fire adult patients who won't.

[LeftInTX]

11. Good!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. Houston Methodist employees have until June 7 to get COVID-19 vaccine or they're fired

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The hospital says it’s the same protocol as with the flu vaccine which was made a requirement back in 2009.

CEO Dr. Marc Boom calls the COVID-19 vaccine rule their “opportunity to keep leading medicine," and says by doing this, they are helping to stop the spread of this deadly virus. He says it is the employee’s obligation to keep their patients safe.

But Bridges says she’s not alone in her concerns. Since she’s gone public, she says hundreds of employees have reached out to her, and they feel the same.

“Basically, they’re either going to quit, get fired, and some have reached out to me literally crying, saying they’re going to hold off until the last day and take that shot against their will because they have to feed their family," Bridges said.