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progree

(11,463 posts)
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 05:01 AM Jan 2022

Mayo Clinic Fires 700 Unvaccinated Employees, WCCO, Jan 4, 2022

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2022/01/04/mayo-clinic-fires-700-unvaccinated-employees/
Mayo Clinic now confirms it fired 700 employees Tuesday who did not comply with its policy to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday.

The dismissed employees make up about 1% of Mayo’s 73,000 workforce. Officials say while it’s sad to lose valuable employees, it’s essential to keep patients, the workforce, visitors and communities safe.

People released Tuesday can return to Mayo Clinic for future job openings if they get vaccinated.


Short and sweet, no more at link

"sad to lose valuable employees" - sounds like worthless pieces of human waste to me
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Mayo Clinic Fires 700 Unvaccinated Employees, WCCO, Jan 4, 2022 (Original Post) progree Jan 2022 OP
Well... Mike Nelson Jan 2022 #1
It's the right thing to do mrsadm Jan 2022 #2
Qonned anti-science people? Good riddance Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2022 #3
Way to take out the trash! SheltieLover Jan 2022 #4
F* 'em. eom LittleGirl Jan 2022 #5
Mayo Clinic employs deRien Jan 2022 #6
good for them. I can't beleive medical pros not getting vaxxed Evolve Dammit Jan 2022 #7
As a hospital worker, I do not want to be taking the risk of working with an unvaxxed person elias7 Jan 2022 #8
This was a good move LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #9

Mike Nelson

(10,303 posts)
1. Well...
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 05:12 AM
Jan 2022

... Good for them! Sounds like they want to keep people healthy. The unvaccinated people have a lot of job opportunities... many jobs are available. A neighbor's son just got a job at Burger King. She said he has to wear a mask, but was not required to be vaccinated. I'm sure there are many other jobs for these people.

mrsadm

(1,198 posts)
2. It's the right thing to do
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 05:41 AM
Jan 2022

If the Mayo Clinic can’t enforce a ban, then society has lost its fundamental belief in science.

deRien

(220 posts)
6. Mayo Clinic employs
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 07:19 AM
Jan 2022

people in a variety of non-medical positions. Some of these could be housekeeping, billing, etc. ~ not necessarily performing medical treatment. I am glad that they have been fired for their lack of compliance with clearly stated policy.

elias7

(4,196 posts)
8. As a hospital worker, I do not want to be taking the risk of working with an unvaxxed person
Wed Jan 5, 2022, 07:36 AM
Jan 2022

It’s tough enough going into every patient’s room with PPE. When employees are unvaxxed, it gives us no safe place, no safe people.

The policy has zero to do with freedom, just like having generations of us being vaxxed starting age 2 months against measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, polio, h flu, hepatitis, rotavirus, varicella, meningococcus and not being allowed to be in school or work a normal job without proof of vaccination. It’s not about freedom, it’s about cooperativity in living in a society together and sacrificing for the common good.

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