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Can A Hospital Require Its Employees to Be Vaccinated Against COVID?
A number of hospitals and health systems have announced that their employees will be required to be vaccinated against COVID. Among the first to make this requirement was Houston Methodist, a large and well-respected health system in Houston, Texas. A group of employees facing loss of their jobs sued Houston Methodist making a number ofContinue reading “Can A Hospital Require Its Employees to Be Vaccinated Against COVID?”
Thoughts on the New CDC Guidance
One of my Twitter followers asked me for my reaction to the CDC’s welcome, though surprising to many of us, new guidance that fully vaccinated individuals need no longer wear masks in most settings. At the time of the tweet, I was still trying to determine what led the CDC to take this step muchContinue reading “Thoughts on the New CDC Guidance”
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