Two New York hospitals have announced their decision to rehire staff who were laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic for refusing to be vaccinated against the virus.
St. Joseph’s Health and Crouse Hospital confirmed this week that they will invite back employees who have left or been fired for failing to comply with COVID-19 vaccination protocols, RMB Center report.
“In response to the New York State Department of Health’s decision to no longer enforce the COVID vaccination requirement, St. Joseph’s Health is updating our internal policies to remove the state’s mandated requirement for healthcare workers while continuing to comply with applicable state and federal laws,” the the hospital said in a statement obtained by the media.
“Colleagues and job applicants, including former colleagues who may have left the organization when the vaccine mandate was implemented, are now eligible for exemptions. Our talent acquisition team is actively engaging with our former colleagues to encourage them to consider returning to the organization.”
Meanwhile, Krause spokesman Bob Allen told the media they will take the same steps after the mission is terminated. “As the country no longer mandates the COVID vaccine, we will no longer need it, effective immediately,” he noted.
CNY Central also reached out to Upstate Hospital, which did not provide an official statement. A spokesperson said only that the facility is still reviewing its options moving forward in the post-pandemic era.
The hospital’s decision comes after the New York State Department of Health formally repealed the vaccine requirement that compelled healthcare workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine while working in a regulated healthcare facility.
According to the department, since the mandate is no longer enforced, healthcare facilities are free to enforce internal policies regarding COVID-19 vaccinations, suggesting that hospitals should still take precautions because while the novel coronavirus is no longer a public health emergency, But it continues to spread.
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 no longer a public health emergency on May 5. However, the organization acknowledged that “the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency is not the end of COVID-19 as a global public health event”. Global health threat. “
The WHO insists that in order for people to be protected from SARS-CoV-2, they should have timely access to vaccines and boosters designed to reduce the risk of serious illness and death as they battle the infection.
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