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Methodist Health System on Thursday became the lastest North Texas health care provider to require its workforce to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 1.
The mandate to get the vaccine in the next two months applies to on-campus and remote workers, both employed and affiliated physicians, volunteers, vendors, students and contract staff. The highly contagious delta variant is causing another spike in the number of COVID-19 infections in North Texas, Methodist senior executives explained in an email to about 10,000 employees Thursday morning. We believe the best way to keep our hospitals and communities safe is to achieve a fully vaccinated workforce.
Medical groups across U.S. call for mandatory coronavirus vaccines for health care workers
Medical groups across U.S. call for mandatory coronavirus vaccines for health care workers
As the delta variant fuels a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Texas Nurses Association was one of 57 organizations that signed a statement supporting making vaccinations a requirement.
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7:17 PM on Jul 26, 2021 CDT
Some medical organizations called Monday for mandatory vaccines of health care personnel as rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the United States threaten to reach levels that haven’t been seen since earlier surges of the pandemic.