Category: health care workers

Health Care Workers Speak Out on Why They Would Rather Lose Their Jobs Than Take a COVID-19 Vaccine

Despite being promoted as safe and effective by legacy media, many health care workers are refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccines, and those who openly speak out about their concerns get censored by Big Tech companies or kicked off their platforms. Some nurses and doctors are refusing vaccine mandates even if means it will cost…


Mandatory Vaccine Deadlines for Health Workers Loom in Other Provinces After Quebec Extended Deadline Amid Staffing Shortage

When Quebec Health Minister Christian Dube announced a one-month extension to the Oct. 15 deadline imposed on the province’s health-care workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, he cited the risk of an urgent staffing shortage if the ministry maintained its original mandate. With several other provinces having set deadlines of their own, Canadians are…


Appeals Court Refuses to Stop Maine Vaccine Mandate, Organization Mulls Turning to Supreme Court

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday refused to issue an emergency injunction to stop Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The three-judge panel of the Boston-based court issued a one-sentence statement saying the request was denied without an explanation, The Bangor Daily News reported. A final ruling will likely be issued next week, according…


Facts Matter (Sept. 29): 7,800 Teachers Cut From Payroll Over Mandate; Protests in the Streets of NYC

In New York, the vaccine mandate for health care workers has officially gone into effect. Thousands of nurses, as well as other health care workers across the state, have either lost their jobs or were suspended because they refused to comply. This problem does not only apply to hospitals. As of this week, 7,800 teachers…


Federal Judge Again Blocks Enforcement of New York’s Vaccination Rule for Health Care Workers

The federal judge who last week blocked New York officials from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for all health care workers in the state opted Monday to extend the order by up to another two weeks. Even an attorney for the plaintiffs admitted the decision by U.S. District Judge David Hurd seemed “at least somewhat unusual.” However,…


Foreigners May Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers in New York State: Governor

New York’s governor said on Wednesday that the state will look for workers abroad to substitute for employees at hospitals and nursing homes who are unvaccinated against COVID-19. Health care and nursing home workers in New York state can possibly lose their jobs if they do not comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate imposed on…


Australian State Faces Hospital Staffing Crisis as Mandatory Vaccination Deadline Looms

The New South Wales (NSW) health system could lose about one in ten staff, who have not received a COVID-19 jab, as the vaccination deadline inches closer. NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant announced yesterday that 88 percent of the state’s health staff had received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Sept….


Whirlpool Rolls out $1,000 Incentive for Employees to Get Vaccinated

Whirlpool Corp. has announced it is offering to pay employees a $1,000 incentive to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as pressure mounts on businesses across America to boost vaccination rates among workers. The new vaccine incentive, confirmed by Whirlpool to CNN, comes after President Joe Biden last week announced he will direct the Department of Labor to develop a…


California Nurses Seeking Exemptions Face ‘Extreme Duress’ as Vaccine Mandate Deadline Looms

IRVINE, Calif.—A group of nurses in Southern California have banded together with an attorney working pro-bono to help health care workers navigate the tricky legal hurdles regarding possible exemptions to the state’s vaccine mandate. “On September 30th, if you’re not fully vaccinated, you are subject to termination and or other disciplinary action, suspension, and so…


New Jersey Mandates COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing for Workers in Health Care and High-Risk Settings

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Monday that all workers in certain state-owned and private health care facilities, or high-risk congregate settings would be required to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Those workers who aren’t fully vaccinated can continue to work with regular COVID-19…