Posted on Jul 28, 2021
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For more than 30 years, Oregon law has prevented employers from mandating vaccines for healthcare workers. That’s left Oregon an outlier as more hospitals nationwide require vaccination.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will require COVID-19 vaccinations for its front-line health care employees, including doctors, nurses, and dentists.
Employees will have eight weeks to be fully vaccinated and can get the shot for free at any VA facility.
It makes the VA the first health care system in Oregon to require the vaccination; state law generally prevents such mandates for healthcare workers.
The policy will apply to the VA Portland health care system and all of its facilities, a spokesman said. Of 4,458 staff, 3,558 are currently vaccinated and 900 are not.
Nationwide, many health care systems are making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for their workforces, as vaccination rates have stalled and the delta variant is leading to yet another surge in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will require COVID-19 vaccinations for its front-line health care employees, including doctors, nurses, and dentists.
Employees will have eight weeks to be fully vaccinated and can get the shot for free at any VA facility.
It makes the VA the first health care system in Oregon to require the vaccination; state law generally prevents such mandates for healthcare workers.
The policy will apply to the VA Portland health care system and all of its facilities, a spokesman said. Of 4,458 staff, 3,558 are currently vaccinated and 900 are not.
Nationwide, many health care systems are making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for their workforces, as vaccination rates have stalled and the delta variant is leading to yet another surge in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.
The VA will mandate vaccines for its health workers in Oregon. Other hospitals in the state can’...
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About time. Ya gotta wonder what part of Pandemic some people don't understand.
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
You have got to wonder what part of Experimental Use Vaccine people don't understand...under that you CANNOT make it mandatory!! When or if it comes off the EUV then it can become mandatory.
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