{"id":270228,"date":"2021-06-09T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/texas-hospital-workers-suspended-for-refusing-covid-vaccine\/"},"modified":"2021-06-09T16:13:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T13:13:00","slug":"texas-hospital-workers-suspended-for-refusing-covid-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texas-hospital-workers-suspended-for-refusing-covid-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"#Texas hospital workers suspended for refusing COVID vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Texas hospital workers suspended for refusing COVID vaccine<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A Houston-based hospital system has suspended 178 employees without pay for two weeks for refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine, according to reports.<\/p>\n

Houston Methodist CEO Marc Boom wrote in an internal message obtained by the Washington Post<\/a> Tuesday that nearly 25,000 of the health care system\u2019s employees were fully vaccinated by Monday\u2019s deadline \u2014 but some chose not to comply.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf these employees, 27 have received one dose of vaccine, so I am hopeful they will get their second doses soon,\u201d Boom wrote. <\/p>\n

\u201cI know that today may be difficult for some who are sad about losing a colleague who\u2019s decided to not get vaccinated. We only wish them well and thank them for their past service to our community, and we must respect the decision they made.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another 285 employees got a medical or religious exemption from the vaccine, while 332 workers were given deferrals due to pregnancy or other reasons, Boom wrote.<\/p>\n

A group of 117 unvaccinated staffers at Houston Methodist Hospital sued the hospital system in May, claiming the required vaccinations are an infringement on their rights.<\/p>\n

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A group of unvaccinated Houston Methodist Hospital workers sued the hospital system in May, arguing the vaccination requirement infringed on their rights.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cNo one should be forced to put something into their body if they\u2019re not comfortable with it,\u201d said Jennifer Bridges, a Houston Methodist nurse of six-plus years who has long opposed the policy.<\/p>\n

Bridges told the Washington Post in May she has objected to getting the shot because vaccines authorized for emergency use nationwide have not been \u201cfully\u201d app<\/a>roved by the Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not anti-vaccine,\u201d Bridge said last month. \u201cI\u2019ve had every vaccine known to man, except this one. As nurses and medical staff, everybody feels like you should have a right to choose what you put in your body.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bridges was among the workers who were suspended Monday, The Texan reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit against Houston Methodist, filed in state court by Houston-based attorney Jared Woodfill, includes a quote from Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital CEO David Bernard, according to the report.<\/p>\n

\u201c100% vaccination is more important than your individual freedom,\u201d the lawsuit reads. \u201cEvery one of you is replaceable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Bridges (left, wearing blue shorts) says she opposes getting a COVID-19 vaccine because they are not yet fully approved by the FDA.<\/figcaption>
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The lawsuit, initially filed in state court, was reportedly moved last week to federal court.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will fight this all the way to the Supreme Court,\u201d Bridges told The Texan Monday. \u201cThis is wrongful termination and a violation of our rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bridges was among dozens who protested the health care system\u2019s policy outside a hospital in Baytown Monday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is unfortunate that today\u2019s milestone of Houston Methodist becoming the safest hospital system in the country is being overshadowed by a few disgruntled employees,\u201d Houston Methodist Hospital said in a statement.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cWe\u2019re all suspended right now,\u201d Bridges told KTRK<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re supposed to meet with a federal judge this week so he can choose to let us go back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement, Houston Methodist said some employees who didn\u2019t get vaccinated invited other workers to join them Monday as they finished their shifts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fully support the right of our employees to peacefully gather on their own time, but it is unacceptable to even suggest they abandon their patients to participate in this activity,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe have faith that our employees will continue putting our patients first. It is unfortunate that today\u2019s milestone of Houston Methodist becoming the safest hospital system in the country is being overshadowed by a few disgruntled employees.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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