Hospital wants only vaccinated workers in contact with vulnerable patients
3 years, 3 months ago

Hospital wants only vaccinated workers in contact with vulnerable patients

NL Times  

The Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem wants only workers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in contact with vulnerable patients, NOS reported. I have much empathy for my people, but I am also worried that patients will avoid the hospital again”, hospital director Hans Schoo said. He called for the health ministry to institute a law that would make it possible for employers to demand that healthcare workers handling vulnerable patients be vaccinated against Covid-19. The director claimed that they receive many questions from patients wondering if the entire hospital staff has been vaccinated.

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The case for mandatory covid vaccination
2 years, 10 months ago

The case for mandatory covid vaccination

Live Mint  

The Union government recently filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating, “Covid-19 vaccination is for larger public interest in light of the ongoing pandemic situation. Even the recent controversy surrounding tennis star Novak Djokovic’s refusal to take a covid vaccine raises pertinent questions on balancing individual rights with community well-being. vs State Of Kerala and Ors., the Kerala high …

Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in health and social care
2 years, 10 months ago

Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in health and social care

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The requirement for care home …

Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in...
2 years, 10 months ago

Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in...

Daily Mail  

The Government plans to scrap the requirement for health and social care workers in England to be vaccinated against coronavirus to continue in their roles following a consultation. The requirement for care home staff to have two doses came into force last November, with one charity accusing the Government of using the sector as “the trial run for the NHS”. …

Op-Ed: Anti-vaccine patients vent anger on healthcare workers like me. It takes a toll on care
2 years, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: Anti-vaccine patients vent anger on healthcare workers like me. It takes a toll on care

LA Times  

As hospital workers risk their lives to fight the pandemic, some COVID-skeptic patients and families vehemently claim that healthcare workers are “poisoning” and “punishing” people. A 43-year-old woman insisted “it’s just the flu” right up until she was begging to be intubated when oxygen masks failed to alleviate the panic caused by low oxygen levels. Patients and their relatives vehemently …

What to expect as US Supreme Court to take up COVID mandate case
3 years ago

What to expect as US Supreme Court to take up COVID mandate case

Al Jazeera  

Amid conflicting rulings in the lower courts, the top US court is set to hear the case on vaccine mandates early next year. The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on January 7 on whether the Biden administration can order workers at private companies and healthcare employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. A three-judge panel of the 6th …

Roughly 80% of L.A. city workers report being vaccinated ahead of Saturday deadline
3 years ago

Roughly 80% of L.A. city workers report being vaccinated ahead of Saturday deadline

LA Times  

“The intention was never to fire anyone,” said City Council President Nury Martinez, “but we cannot put the residents of this city at risk of getting sick, and possibly dying, because of an unvaccinated city employee.” Roughly 80% of Los Angeles city employees had reported that they were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday afternoon, the day before a …

Opinion: An ER nurse’s message of compassion for the unvaccinated
3 years ago

Opinion: An ER nurse’s message of compassion for the unvaccinated

CNN  

CNN — Audrey Wendt frequently reads the local obituaries. It’s trying to compensate, but it just can’t.” Wendt watched an unvaccinated man in his 30s – the father of three young children – enter this restless state. “And you never know if you’re going to get off that ventilator,” Wendt says through tears. Though Wendt doesn’t know these patients outside …

Employer organizations not yet supporters of Covid-19 vaccination obligation
3 years ago

Employer organizations not yet supporters of Covid-19 vaccination obligation

NL Times  

Dutch employers see little benefit in the introduction of a Covid-19 vaccination mandate. Employer organizations VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland said in a joint statement that it is crucial to increase the vaccination rate in the Netherlands. "Supermarkets and foodservice companies are essential to provide the Netherlands with food and drinks every day," umbrella organization Centraal Bureau Voedingshandl said. CEO of travel …

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?
3 years ago

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?

Associated Press  

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.? To control the spread of COVID-19, President Joe Biden previously said businesses with 100 or more employees would need to require COVID-19 vaccination or have workers get tested weekly for the virus. But soon after the rule was issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, it faced …

Biden Vaccine Rule For Health Workers Blocked In 10 States
3 years ago

Biden Vaccine Rule For Health Workers Blocked In 10 States

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement. The court order said that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid had no clear authority from Congress …

Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states
3 years ago

Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states

Associated Press  

— A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement. The federal rule requires COVID-19 vaccinations for more than 17 million workers nationwide in about 76,000 health care facilities and home health care providers …

Can Employers Force Their Employees To Undergo Covid-19 Vaccination?: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On School Teacher's Plea
3 years, 1 month ago

Can Employers Force Their Employees To Undergo Covid-19 Vaccination?: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On School Teacher's Plea

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a school lecturer's plea, challenging a circular issued by her employer making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for rendering services.Justice Rekha Palli has clubbed the matter with another petition filed by a teacher working in a private aided school, challenging the decision of Delhi Government not to permit teachers and staff working in the. …

Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota
3 years, 1 month ago

Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota

Associated Press  

Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge. It “should be alarming to all of us,” Bob Riney, chief operating officer at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, said …

"Forget it," acute care expert says about Covid herd immunity
3 years, 1 month ago

"Forget it," acute care expert says about Covid herd immunity

NL Times  

Having many Covid-19 patients receiving hospital care may be a permanent situation, according to Ernst Kuipers, head of acute care network LNAZ and chairman of the board at Rotterdam MC. Healthcare will have to be organized differently because hospitals can't keep postponing regular care, Kuipers said in an interview with AD. But even if everyone got vaccinated, people with underlying …

COVID-19 vaccines to become mandatory for England's healthcare workers
3 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 vaccines to become mandatory for England's healthcare workers

ABC  

Health workers in England will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 1 next year. Key points: About 100,000 health workers in England have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 Staff who cannot get vaccinated for medical reasons and those without face-to-face patient contact will be exempt The policy does not apply in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland UK Health …

In shift, UK to require COVID vaccination for health workers
3 years, 1 month ago

In shift, UK to require COVID vaccination for health workers

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government says all health care staff who work with the public will have to be vaccinated against the coronavirus starting in April, despite concerns the move could drive thousands of people to quit their jobs. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said Tuesday that 90% of staff in the state-funded National Health Service have already received two doses …

New Biden vaccine rules don’t allow self-administered, self-reported covid-19 tests
3 years, 1 month ago

New Biden vaccine rules don’t allow self-administered, self-reported covid-19 tests

Live Mint  

Workers won’t be allowed to both self-administer and self-report their Covid-19 tests to comply with new Biden administration requirements that mandate millions of employees get vaccinated or provide weekly test results. That might force employees to get a laboratory test through a pharmacy chain on a weekend, for example, said Brian Kropp, research chief of the human-resources practice at Gartner …

US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
3 years, 1 month ago

US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4

Associated Press  

Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday. The new requirements are the Biden administration’s boldest move yet to persuade reluctant Americans to finally get a vaccine that has been widely …

Millions of workers now face a vaccination mandate. How to tell if you’re one of them
3 years, 1 month ago

Millions of workers now face a vaccination mandate. How to tell if you’re one of them

LA Times  

People who work for employers with 100 or more workers, such as large grocery store chains, will have to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4. For the record: A previous version of this article reported that the OSHA vaccine mandate applies to private companies with more than 100 employees. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration laid out three key …

More than 100 staff at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19
3 years, 1 month ago

More than 100 staff at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19

ABC  

It has been revealed that 133 staff at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital have refused to get vaccinated and are now taking forced leave. Key points: SA Health's mandatory vaccination rule for all staff came into effect yesterday SA Health is yet to reveal the total number of unvaccinated staff across its networks Health workers were among those protesting in …

Safety board chief wants legislation to force workers to reveal vaccination status
3 years, 1 month ago

Safety board chief wants legislation to force workers to reveal vaccination status

Dutch News  

The chairman of the national safety council has said legislation to allow employers to ask workers if they have been vaccinated should be passed ‘today rather than tomorrow’. In an interview with current affairs show Buitenhof, Hubert Bruls said the increasing number of coronavirus cases and hospital admissions also justify stricter measures, such as a return to the 1.5 metre …

Safety board chief wants legislation to force workers to reveal vaccination status
3 years, 1 month ago

Safety board chief wants legislation to force workers to reveal vaccination status

Dutch News  

The chairman of the national safety council has said legislation to allow employers to ask workers if they have been vaccinated should be passed ‘today rather than tomorrow’. In an interview with current affairs show Buitenhof, Hubert Bruls said the increasing number of coronavirus cases and hospital admissions also justify stricter measures, such as a return to the 1.5 metre …

If you're not vaccinated you'll get Covid-19, Acute Care boss warns
3 years, 1 month ago

If you're not vaccinated you'll get Covid-19, Acute Care boss warns

NL Times  

Every person not vaccinated against Covid-19 will get the coronavirus, Ernst Kuipers, chairman of the National Acute Care Network, said on TV program Jinek on Tuesday evening. "If you want to keep care available to everyone, a cancer patient or a corona patient, then we have to do something about the total number of corona patients who come in during …

Unvaccinated L.A. city workers will have more time to get COVID-19 shots
3 years, 1 month ago

Unvaccinated L.A. city workers will have more time to get COVID-19 shots

LA Times  

A plan approved by the City Council gives workers more time to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. To implement the plan, the council passed a resolution Tuesday finding that the city had reached a stalemate and that “there is a compelling need for such unilateral action to protect public health and safety and workplace safety.” A spokesman for the Service Employees …

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers
3 years, 2 months ago

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers

NPR  

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Charles Rex Arbogast/AP For hundreds of public employees in the state of Washington, where a new vaccine mandate for state employees went into effect this week, Monday was their last day on the job. Sponsor Message As vaccine …

Employer vaccine mandates are growing more popular but opposition remains
3 years, 2 months ago

Employer vaccine mandates are growing more popular but opposition remains

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Employer Covid-19 vaccine mandates have become increasingly common. A series of recent survey questions show a clear majority is on board with various groups of workers, such as health care workers, government employees or teachers, being required to get vaccine or stop working. Gallup also found that 58% of workers would strongly or somewhat favor …

Covid-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional
3 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional

CNN  

CNN — Being a nurse means everything to Andrea Babinski, but she is willing to risk it all – the connections to colleagues she likes, the patients she cares for, not to mention the steady paycheck – for a simple belief. “We’re in every facet of health care so the influence of nurses and helping people to decide to receive …

Some US governors say Covid hospitalizations are going down but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated
3 years, 2 months ago

Some US governors say Covid hospitalizations are going down but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated

CNN  

CNN — Some governors are beginning to report encouraging signs in their state’s Covid-19 numbers, but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated. Kaiser noted that the bulk of the interviews for September’s poll happened before Pfizer announced on September 20 that its Covid-19 vaccine was safe and generated a “robust” antibody response in children …

New York’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers leads to suspension of hundreds of holdouts
3 years, 2 months ago

New York’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers leads to suspension of hundreds of holdouts

CNN  

New York CNN — Hundreds of unvaccinated health care workers across New York were suspended Tuesday and could soon lose their jobs entirely as the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers went into effect overnight. “This new information shows that holding firm on the vaccine mandate for health care workers is simply the right thing to do to …

As Vaccine Deadlines Approach, Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages Will Occur
3 years, 2 months ago

As Vaccine Deadlines Approach, Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages Will Occur

NPR  

As Vaccine Deadlines Approach, Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages Will Occur Enlarge this image toggle caption Eduardo Munoz/AP Eduardo Munoz/AP Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. We are concerned about how it will exacerbate an already quite serious staffing problem," said …

An Idaho nurse’s training didn’t protect her from Covid vaccine misinformation. Now, she’s one of the victims in the state’s Covid crisis
3 years, 3 months ago

An Idaho nurse’s training didn’t protect her from Covid vaccine misinformation. Now, she’s one of the victims in the state’s Covid crisis

CNN  

CNN — Natalie Rise was a registered nurse in Idaho who loved her job as a home health care worker before she decided to stay at home with her special-needs twins, according to her brother, Daryl Rise. “I think it was from misinformation, I think it was falling into negative social media and bloggers, YouTubers.” His sister didn’t think there …

Opinion: Why doctors can’t prioritize care based on vaccine status
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: Why doctors can’t prioritize care based on vaccine status

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Robert Klitzman is a professor of psychiatry and director of the masters in bioethics program at Columbia University. Why should we have to care for patients who didn’t want to get the shots?” Front-line doctors I know at a number of different hospitals are growing exasperated with these patients, whose rejection of the vaccines have endangered themselves as …

Unions dissatisfied with Covid vaccination registration in healthcare
3 years, 3 months ago

Unions dissatisfied with Covid vaccination registration in healthcare

NL Times  

The caretaker cabinet wants healthcare employers to be able to register whether or not their staff members were vaccinated against the coronavirus. According to trade union FNV, vaccination registration is "indirect coercion" and not a "solution for vaccination coverage". "It creates a lot of tension between healthcare staff," chairman Anneke Westerlaken told NOS. Professional organization NU'91 told RTL Nieuws that …

Majority of employers want right to ask workers for Covid-19 vaccination proof
3 years, 3 months ago

Majority of employers want right to ask workers for Covid-19 vaccination proof

NL Times  

The majority of employers want to be able to know if their employees have been vaccinated against Covid-19, a study by the employers’ union AWVN showed. Around 93 percent of employers said they will take certain measures if employees who are not vaccinated show up at the workplace, an AWVN survey showed. Certain companies in the United States, such as …

COVID vaccination mandatory for all health care workers, WA government announces
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID vaccination mandatory for all health care workers, WA government announces

ABC  

All West Australian health care workers will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year, under new mandatory rules designed to protect them and the wider community. Key points: Vaccinations will be mandatory for health workers from December Vaccinations will be mandatory for health workers from December WA is also bringing in tighter border rules …

Anti-vaccine healthcare workers are spreading misinformation
54 years, 11 months ago

Anti-vaccine healthcare workers are spreading misinformation

Slate  

In July, stories about Olivia Guidry’s death went viral. Melody Butler, a registered nurse and executive director of Nurses Who Vaccinate, says when an unvaccinated patient is admitted to the hospital, they sometimes say they didn’t get the shot because of misinformation that came from a health care worker. “Some patients will tell us ‘I have a family friend who’s …

Dutch employers can't force workers to be vaccinated, Health Min. stresses
3 years, 3 months ago

Dutch employers can't force workers to be vaccinated, Health Min. stresses

NL Times  

There can be no question of a vaccination obligation in the workplace, said corona minister Hugo de Jonge on Monday. "The law does not allow that, and we are not going to change the law to allow it," De Jonge said about a vaccination obligation, without specifically mentioning LeasePlan. De Jonge said he understands that employers want to create a …

Dutch hospitals struggling with Covid-deniers
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch hospitals struggling with Covid-deniers

NL Times  

Hospitals throughout the Netherlands are dealing with seriously ill patients or family members who refuse to believe they have the coronavirus, because according to them it doesn't exist, AD reported after surveying hospitals. "We are sometimes told by relatives of those who have to be admitted to hospital with serious coronavirus symptoms: 'Just tell us what he really has, because …

Covid-19 vaccination campaign still behind in certain groups
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 vaccination campaign still behind in certain groups

NL Times  

Now that everyone who wanted to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has had the chance to, the attention is now put on boosting the vaccination rate among specific groups. Three points are important when encouraging people to get vaccinated, behavioral scientist Arie Dijkstra said to NOS, “You have to give someone a reason, it needs to be easy and you need …

Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden to require COVID vaccines for nursing home staff

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that his administration will require that nursing home staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition for those facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding. Biden unveiled the new policy Wednesday afternoon in a White House address as the administration continues to look for ways to use mandates to encourage …

Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?
3 years, 4 months ago

Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?

ABC  

If you're an aged care worker, you have to get a COVID vaccine. But the new advice states that an employer "may in certain circumstances be required to direct employees to get vaccinated" in order to comply with "work health and safety laws". The FWO says it's "unlikely to be reasonable" to make Tier 4 workers get vaccinated. "The coronavirus …

Oregon health care workers to get COVID vaccine or be tested
3 years, 4 months ago

Oregon health care workers to get COVID vaccine or be tested

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon health care workers will be required to be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing, Gov. This new safety measure is necessary to stop delta from causing severe illness among our first line of defense: our doctors, nurses, medical students, and frontline health care workers,” Brown said. “This is not a requirement for vaccination, rather, the OHA administrative …

I'm An ICU Doctor And I Cannot Believe The Things Unvaccinated Patients Are Telling Me
3 years, 4 months ago

I'm An ICU Doctor And I Cannot Believe The Things Unvaccinated Patients Are Telling Me

Huff Post  

A "prone team," wearing personal protective equipment, turns a COVID-19 patient onto his stomach in a Stamford Hospital intensive care unit in Stamford, Connecticut. John Moore via Getty Images “We can’t let COVID win.” This was my colleague’s mantra when the pandemic started last year. I cannot help but recoil as if I’ve been slapped in the face when my …

Private Employers Wrestle With Trying To Vaccinate Their Workforce
3 years, 4 months ago

Private Employers Wrestle With Trying To Vaccinate Their Workforce

NPR  

Private Employers Wrestle With Trying To Vaccinate Their Workforce The spread of the Delta variant is renewing pressure on private employers to encourage their workers to get vaccinated. MICHAEL SCHMIDT: This has been an extremely toxic topic, an extremely emotional - you know, whether it's political reasons, whether it's personal health reasons, whether it's philosophical reasons almost doesn't matter. NOGUCHI: …

Mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for employees is legally not possible in the Netherlands
3 years, 4 months ago

Mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for employees is legally not possible in the Netherlands

NL Times  

As the possibility to return to the office comes closer, some companies in the United States, such as Google, said they will require their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Unless the government implements an emergency order, companies in the Netherlands must abide by Dutch law, trade unions FNV and CNV and the employers’ umbrella organization VNO-NCW stated. “Unlike in …

Few WA aged care workers vaccinated as deadline nears, country health rates also low
3 years, 4 months ago

Few WA aged care workers vaccinated as deadline nears, country health rates also low

ABC  

Less than a quarter of Western Australia's residential aged care workforce is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, sparking fears of staff shortages when inoculation becomes mandatory in mid-September. Key points: WA has the lowest vaccination rate among aged care workers Just 22 per cent are fully vaccinated Only about half of frontline workers in the regions are fully vaccinated Late last …

Can employers force workers to get vaccinated? Here’s what we know
3 years, 4 months ago

Can employers force workers to get vaccinated? Here’s what we know

LA Times  

Nursing student Joanna Aguilar administers a COVID-19 vaccination at the Providence Wellness and Activity Center in L.A.’s Wilmington neighborhood on July 17. California officials said Monday that state employees and healthcare workers would soon be required to show proof they’ve been vaccinated or undergo regular testing. In New Mexico, a federal judge declined to immediately block a COVID-19 vaccination requirement …

From offices to restaurants, more companies are requiring proof of vaccination
3 years, 4 months ago

From offices to restaurants, more companies are requiring proof of vaccination

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Corporate America is getting serious about vaccines. Walmart Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, said all its US-based corporate employees must be vaccinated by October 4, according to a Friday memo from Doug McMillon, the company’s president and CEO. Starting in September the company will have a “hybrid model,” with some vaccinated employees working from the …

Covid US: New Hampshire 'medical freedom' bill BANS state-run facilities from requiring vaccines
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid US: New Hampshire 'medical freedom' bill BANS state-run facilities from requiring vaccines

Daily Mail  

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has signed a bill into law saying residents can't be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access public facilities, benefits or services. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has signed a bill into law saying residents can't be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access public facilities As well, it …

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