(Photo : Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images) SPC Angel Laureano holds a COVID-19 vaccine at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on December 14, 2020 in Bethesda, Maryland.
Several videos on social media claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine might contain chips that track and control recipients. Vaccine distribution did involve chips, but what is it used for?
In one of the viral videos in May 2020, a narrator talked about the COVID-19 vaccines containing chips that could possibly change a person s behavior. It became viral again in December when distribution started.
BBC recognized these claims as something people feared since the videos said the chips could change a person s DNA.
Frontline health care workers are receiving the first doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine this week, followed by vulnerable communities such as nursing home residents and, eventually, the general public. As the vaccine becomes available to more people, some may be wondering whether their employers can require them to take the injection.
The short answer is: yes, maybe.
Several legalandemploymentexpertshavesaid employers likely have that right, noting that companies have been allowed to require flu vaccinations in the past. If the employer has a policy that mandates the employee get a vaccine, and then they develop an allergic reaction or some sort of medical condition, the worker might be able to bring a worker s compensation [claim] against that employer, Marcelo Dieguez, an employment law attorney, told NBC7 in San Diego.
Indiana nurses rush to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine
For thousands of frontline healthcare workers, a shot of hope is now here in the form of a COVID-19 vaccine. Author: Dustin Grove Updated: 12:33 AM EST December 15, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS As hospitals continue to fill up with COVID-19 patients, doctors and nurses are suffering, too.
Many, if not infected or quarantined themselves, are worn out and weary. This work is physically and emotionally exhausting and you can see it in their eyes, said Lee Ann Blue, Chief Nursing Officer & Executive Vice President of Patient Care Services at Eskenazi Hospital.
But for thousands of frontline healthcare workers, a shot of hope is now here in the form of a COVID-19 vaccine.