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Community Health Network Employees Required to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
INDIANAPOLIS Community Health Network announced Thursday it is requiring its employees to be vaccinated against coronavirus.
“Since the pandemic started, our caregivers have proven time and again to be heroes in the face of daunting and sometimes frightening challenges,” said Community president and CEO Bryan Mills. “Getting vaccinated is one more step in the collective fight against COVID-19.”
Community employees had the opportunity to get vaccinated starting in Dec. 2020. Since then, more than 60% of the health system’s 16,000 employees have voluntarily received the vaccine.
“The evidence is clearer every day that those who are vaccinated very rarely pass the virus to others,” said Dr. Ram Yeleti, Chief Physician Executive for Community Health Network. “We have an obligation to the patients who put their health in our hands to create the safest environment possible.”