Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association wants to require all healthcare employees to get vaccine
VHHA's vice president of communications says if all healthcare employees are vaccinated, it would create a safer environment for patients.
Author: Angelo Vargas
Updated: 11:16 PM EDT July 19, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association wants a requirement that all health care employees get vaccinated.
Right now at some hospitals, that's not the case.
New COVID-19 variants are spreading fast and case numbers are rising in our community. The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association is taking a new approach to slowing the spread. The association wants every health care employee to be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine.