Posted on Sep 16, 2021
3,000 Health Care Workers In France Have Been Suspended For Not Getting A COVID Shot
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France's health minister has said that thousands of health care workers across the country have been suspended without pay for failing to get a required COVID-19 vaccine.
"Some 3,000 suspensions were notified yesterday to employees at health centers and clinics who have not yet been vaccinated," Olivier Véran, the health minister, told France's RTL radio on Thursday, according to a France 24 translation.
French regulations set a Sept. 15 deadline for health care employees to have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and show a negative coronavirus test as a condition for working, unless they have an exemption for health reasons or because they've recovered from COVID-19. By Oct. 16, health care workers must show they are fully vaccinated.
Defending the decision to suspend those who did not meet the deadline, Véran said that "the continuity of care, the security of care and the quality of care were assured yesterday in all hospitals and health care facilities" in the country.
Several dozen employees resigned rather than meet the vaccine requirement, he said.
France's health minister has said that thousands of health care workers across the country have been suspended without pay for failing to get a required COVID-19 vaccine.
"Some 3,000 suspensions were notified yesterday to employees at health centers and clinics who have not yet been vaccinated," Olivier Véran, the health minister, told France's RTL radio on Thursday, according to a France 24 translation.
French regulations set a Sept. 15 deadline for health care employees to have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and show a negative coronavirus test as a condition for working, unless they have an exemption for health reasons or because they've recovered from COVID-19. By Oct. 16, health care workers must show they are fully vaccinated.
Defending the decision to suspend those who did not meet the deadline, Véran said that "the continuity of care, the security of care and the quality of care were assured yesterday in all hospitals and health care facilities" in the country.
Several dozen employees resigned rather than meet the vaccine requirement, he said.
3,000 Health Care Workers In France Have Been Suspended For Not Getting A COVID Shot
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Only way the world will get an upper hand on Covid. So sorry, so sad, get vaccinated!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen France Appears to be Taking the Lead on this One!
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Anti-vaxxers shouldn't be anywhere near patients. .
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And if thry catch covid they should be quarrentained in their home and not allowed in the hospital.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I got my final two Covid-19 vaccines..
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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SPC Margaret Higgins I Got the Johnson and Johnson Shot but I'm Always Happy to Add to My Collection after 21 Years in the Navy.
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