Category: healthcare workers

French Hospital Worker: I’m on Hunger Strike Over Vaccine Mandate

NICE, France—A French hospital worker has said he is on hunger strike to protest against a government rule that healthcare workers will be suspended if they are not vaccinated against COVID-19. Thierry Paysant, a fire safety officer with the public hospital system in Nice, southern France, has pitched a tent in front of the city’s…


California Mandates Vaccines for All Healthcare Workers

The state of California announced it is mandating COVID-19 vaccines for all workers in healthcare settings amid a rise in cases of the CCP virus delta variant. Previously, healthcare workers had the option of being vaccinated or having weekly COVID-19 testing. The new order from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) removes the testing option and…


California Mandates Vaccines for Healthcare Workers

The state of California announced it is mandating COVID-19 vaccines for all workers in healthcare settings amid a rise in cases of the CCP virus delta variant. Previously, healthcare workers had the option of being vaccinated or having weekly COVID-19 testing. The new order from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) removes the testing option and…


France’s Macron Orders All Health Workers to Get Vaccinated

PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccine shots by Sept. 15 and urged all of his compatriots to get vaccinated as soon as possible. In a televised address, Macron also mandated special COVID-19 passes for anyone who wants to go to a restaurant, shopping mall or…


The Biggest COVID-19 Vaccine Skeptics? Frontline Health Care Workers

Commentary What do frontline health care workers and first responders know about COVID-19 vaccines that politicians and their public health advisers don’t? According to a January analysis by Gallup, 51 percent of health care workers and first responders polled in December were unconvinced of the merits of getting vaccinated, even if the vaccine “was free,…