Various drugs have been found to be a potential method of treatment for the Coronavirus, but as those drugs see an increase in use, it's getting harder for non-virus patients to get the medicine they need.
Health care employers opt to make COVID-19 vaccines for staff optional
and last updated 2021-04-28 23:28:07-04
Over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, health care workers are continuing to battle infections.
As vaccination efforts intensified, those on the front lines, like Dr.Tim Martindale, knew getting vaccinated was the best way to keep himself safe as he treats his patients. It s still out there. We have much less, but I ve had patients with it last week. For me, with my thought of being close to death having had COVID a year ago, coming close to death, it was a slam dunk easy choice. I want the vaccine. I don t want to go through that again, he said.
Jobs could require workers to get vaccinated for coronavirus
and last updated 2020-12-17 21:18:23-05
Healthcare providers and frontline workers throughout the U.S. are getting vaccinated for coronavirus.
But as the vaccine becomes available to the general public, could you be forced to get the shot before returning to work? There s so much we don t know about COVID. We don t know if it s going to change every year like the flu does, or if getting this vaccine will give long term protection, said Dr. Tim Martindale, physician with Martindale Family Medicine Clinic.
Dr. Martindale has his own private practice in Waco. At his clinic, he requires his staff to get a flu vaccination every year.