Healthcare, nursing home workers in Australia now forced to receive COVID-19 vaccines if they want to keep their jobs

New South Wales (NSW) Health Minister Brad Hazzard signed a public health order on Thursday, Aug. 26, requiring all healthcare workers in the Australian state to get vaccinated against the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) to keep their job. “They’re obviously all exposed to the challenges in that regard and looking after patients. The safest thing you can do is get … Continue reading Healthcare, nursing home workers in Australia now forced to receive COVID-19 vaccines if they want to keep their jobs

Arizona’s largest health system announces vaccine mandate; move to affect over 52,000 workers

Banner Health, a health system headquartered in Arizona, has announced that its more than 52,000 employees must be vaccinated against the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) by Nov. 1. Any worker who does not get vaccinated by that date will be fired. Banner Health is Arizona’s largest health system. It operates 30 hospitals, including three academic medical centers, and … Continue reading Arizona’s largest health system announces vaccine mandate; move to affect over 52,000 workers

Vaccine mandates in healthcare industry are growing, and they are expected to accelerate once FDA grants full approval

A growing number of companies in the healthcare industry are instituting Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine mandates. Many more are expected to mandate the experimental vaccines once they are given full approval. Public health experts estimate that the Food and Drug Administration will give at least one of the coronavirus vaccines in circulation in the United States full authorization … Continue reading Vaccine mandates in healthcare industry are growing, and they are expected to accelerate once FDA grants full approval