If you want to continue to work here, you will soon need to be fully vaccinated\,
That's the message the 160 or so employees of the Sisters of Charity-Halifax organization in Wellesley are hearing.
The complex, which includes Elizabeth Seton Residence and Marillac Residence, is well aware of the ferocity of COVID-19. In April and May of 2020, they lost 17 people.
The mandate to get vaccinated applies to the Sisters of Charity and all other Legacy Lifecare organizations. Legacy Lifecare manages a network of not-for-profit organizations, including Sisters of Charity
Lori Ferrante, administrator of Sisters of Charity, said her organization was given the option of adopting the mandate, which also applies to student nurses doing their training, and volunteers. Visitors don't fall under the mandate, but unless they are fully vaccinated they must stay out of the clinical areas, wear masks, and practice social distancing. If they are vaccinated, they can enter a resident's room and remove their masks.