Friday, October 4

North Carolina Healthcare System Suspended Employees for Failure to Receive Covid-19 Vaccine


Hay quienes se resisten a cumplir el mandato de vacunas Covid-19.
There are those who resist complying with the Covid vaccines mandate – 19.

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A health care provider based in North Carolina announced the Tuesday that suspended hundreds of employees for not complying with the requirements of the Covid vaccine – 19 of the company, according to CNN ..

Novant Health says that employees, by now, should have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine – 19 or apply for and receive a medical or religious exemption.

Close to 98. 6% of the more than 35, 000 company workers comply with the vaccine policy Covid – 19 , I said or the company Novant Health .

Update from @ NovantHealth on mandatory COVID – 19 vaccination program for employees:

– Today, 98. 6% of more than 35, 000 team members are compliant with Novant Health’s mandatory COVID – 19 vaccination program @ wsoctv

– Elsa Gillis (@ ElsaWSOC9) September 19, 2021

Those who had not, around 375 workers in 15 hospitals and hundreds of Outpatient clinics and facilities, are now suspended for 5 days, with no salary.

Any employee who does not comply with the vaccination policy of Covid – 17 within the five-day unpaid suspension period you will lose your job , the company based in Winston Salem.

Workers who started a two-dose vaccine series will now have until 15 of October to receive her second dose and continue to comply, said the company.

The employees who receive exemptions must undergo weekly testing for Covid – 19 and wear N respirators 95, masks or other equipment of appropriate protection and eye protection while working at Novant Health facilities.

President Joe Biden, announcing sweeping vaccine rules for federal workers and large employers earlier this month, also said that 1440299931462369284 would require that the 17 Millions of healthcare workers in facilities receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds are fully vaccinated, even in hospitals, home care facilities. and dialysis centers.

In addition to Novant Health , other health care systems and hospitals have similarly suspended or fired the jobs of people who did not comply with vaccine policies .