Spectrum Health Will Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine For Staffers & Students Get our free mobile app Spectrum Health President & CEO Tina Freese Decker says that the move is being made with the intent to save lives: As a mission-driven organization, we are here to improve health, inspire hope and save lives. We must do all we can to take care of each other and our community. Together, our actions will serve to save lives and shorten the impact of the pandemic – both clear benefits to the public good. We thoroughly reviewed the scientific evidence and interviewed and debated with experts, both internal and external, to understand the facts. After robust conversations and time spent reviewing the science behind the vaccines, we reached our conclusion.