Oregon Health Authority yesterday issued a new rule requiring that healthcare providers and healthcare staff be vaccinated against COVID as of October 18, 2021. Healthcare providers and healthcare staff mean individuals in a healthcare setting.
i don t understand why they are going within 95 masks. last time it was where two masks. it doesn t work so why not keep piling it on. no one will tolerate those for any length of time. laura: and 95 are used in the healthcare setting, they have to be tightly fitted. you for them at length in various medical situations. how long can an average person deal with that? when you have an obligation to take care of a patient in an operating room you ll where it as long as it takes because that you duty, that s your job. when you to because you ve been told by the state that you have to do it it s not going to last more than half an hour or 45
harris, a very valid point. i want to point out vaccine requirements and mandates in the healthcare setting is not new. it s not. it isn t in new jersey. no. so it s recommended, but you can always do a caveat. if you don t want to do a vaccine, get tested regularly or wear a mask. it varies across the country. we have varying percentages of doctors and healthcare workers that have not vaccinated. why? possibly because they ve been infected and know that natural immunity is providing just as much protection but not as long. that s not true. there s data they re testing people and they re finding it s not lasting as long. when i say long, six to eight months is a long time but it s not a lifetime. harris, i can tell you that there s mixed data and there s some data that is showing natural immunity is lasting longer.
they are all just at the age now where they re vaccinated. but for people who may have unvaccinated people in their household or work in a healthcare setting or something like that, it s really about that. this should not suggest, again, just to reiterate, that the vaccines don t work. i feel very comfortable that i m not going to get very sick even if i do develop some symptoms. but what s new here, again, jake, according to dr. walensky, this is data that hasn t even been published yet. but basically they found enough evidence to say that even if you are vaccinated and developed one of these breakthrough infections, you could carry enough of a viral load to potentially spread it the way that an unvaccinated infected person would. and for children the cdc is urging everyone, students, faculty, staff, in k-12 schools, to wear a mask in school and as an all cdc guidance, this is a recommendation, it s not a mandate. are most school systems expected to get on board with this? i don t
list of other companies making similar policies. most of them are healthcare providers. also on the list is delta. they re requiring vaccines of the new hires. lawyers say these types of vaccine mandates are issued by employers are generally on solid legal ground, especially in a healthcare setting. this means that employers can use their disciplinary proceedings in order to enforce the mandates that could include termination for an employee that does not comply. listen to this. the importance of no, i don t want to get vaccinated, the employer has the right to say, you can t come to work here. only give you a certain amount of time out. if you don t get vaccinated, you won t be employed here. important to note that a mandate must include exceptions for religious observances on health reasons. i m hearing from a major healthcare union that represents thousands of workers from nurses