Hospital worker vaccine mandate

HERE AT RIVERSIDE THEPRESIDENT MADE ONE THING CLEARTHIS VACCINE REQUIREMENT ISABOUT PROTECTING THEIR WORKERSAND THE PEOPLE AROUND THEM.A UNITED FRONT AMONG HOSPITALSAND HEALTHAR CE GROUPS IN THEFIGHT AGAINST VCOID-19.RIVERSIDE HEALTH JOININGSEVERAL OTHER HEALTHCARESYSTEMS IN REQUIRING THEVACCINE FOR ALL WORKERS.SENTARA HEALTHCARE, CHESAPEAKEREIOGNAL, AND CHKD ALSOMANDATING THE SHOT.

THE NEWPOLICY COMES AS THE DELTAVARIANT FUELS AN ALARMING RISEIN COVID CASES AND HOSPITALBEDS FILL UP.

DR. MIKE DACEYPRESIDENT/COO OF RIVERDSIEHEALTH SYSTEM 1.46 ATRIVERSIDE, A MONTH AGO, WE HAD5, 7 PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITALWITH COVID.

WE HAVE OVER 90TODAY.

TWO SHOT 8:00 RIVERSIDEPRESIDENT DR MIKE DACEY SAYSTHE MANDEAT ABOUT ENSURINGSAFETY D ADING THAT ABOUT 75PERCENT OF THEIR WORKERS AREALREADY VACCINATED.

DR. MIKEDACEY PRESIDENT/COO OFRIVERSIDE HEALTH SYSTEM 3.27WE TAKE CARE OF VULNERABLEPPL.

WE TAKE CARE OF -ALLHOSPITALS - SICK PATIENTS.

ANDIF YOU'RE SICK WITH ONEPROBLEM, THE LAST THING YOUNEED IS COVID DACEYEMPHASIZING THE VACCINE'SEFFECTIVENESS SAYING SO FAR- IT'S PREVENTED 1.25 MILLIONHOSPITLAIZATIONS AND 300,000DEATHS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.STILL THAT MIGHT NOT BEENOUGH TO CONVINCE SOME ON THEFENCE ABOUT GETTING THE SHOTEVEN AFTER PFIZER'S FULL FDAAPPRAOVL AND A MANDATE FORHEALTH CARE WORKERS.

BRITTNEYJONES INTAKE COORDINATOR,HAMPTON UNIVERSITY PROTONTHERAPY INSTITUTE 2.03 I FEELKELI IT VIOLATES OUR RIGHTS ASPEOPLE, HUMAN RIGHTS TO DECIDEWHETHER WE WANT TO PUTSOMETHING IN OUR BODY.

(SHOWPICS ORTW O SHOT 6:35)BRITTNEY JONES USED TO WORK ATHAMPTON UNIVERSITY PROTONTHERAPY INSTITUTE UNTIL SHESAYS SHE WAS FIRED FORREFUSING TO GET THE VACCINEAFTER THE CANCER TREATMENTCENTER MANDATED THE SHOT INJULY.

A REP FROM H-UCONFIRMING THAT THAT IS THEIRPOLICY.

BRITTNEY JONES INTAKECOORDINATOR, HAMPTONUNIVERSITY PROTON THERAPYINTISTUTE 3.47 IT WAS HURTFULBECAUSE I LOVE MY JOB SO IDIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE MY JOB.4.40 IT'S SAD THAT IT HAS TOBE THAT WAY.

WHILE DACEY SAYSRIVERSIDE WON'T FIRE ITSEMPLOYEES FOVR ACCINE REFUSALHE SAYS THERE AREDISCIPLINARY ACTIONS THATCOULD HURT CAREER ADVANCEMENT.AND UNDERSTANDS PEOPLE MIGHTLEAVE --AT A TIME WHEN STAFFIS ALREADY STRETCHED THINDR. MIKE DACEY PRESIDENT/COOOF RIVERSIDE HEALTH SYSTEM5:5 3CERTAINLY WE'RE CONCERNEDABOUT THAT, BUT WHEN WE WEIGHTHE CONCERN ABOUT THAT, VERSUSTHE SAFETY OF OUR PATIENTS,THE SAFETY OF OUR PATIENTSCOMES FIRSTWORKERS HAVE UP TO 8 WEEKS TOGET BOTH SHOTS UNLESS THEYHAVE A RELIGIOUS OR MEDICALEXEMPTION.

A FSOR JONES SHESAYS SHE'S ALREADY THINKINGABOUT STARTIN AG NEW CAREERPATH OUTSIDE OF HEALTHCARE.AD, N3.A SPOKESPERSON FOR