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Dominick Reuter , Business Insider US
- The Mayo Clinic has fired roughly 700 employees who did not comply with its vaccine policy.
- Staff had until January 3 to get the first dose or provide a religious exemption, and 99% did.
- Republican state lawmakers criticized the policy, calling it “top down” and “heavy-handed.”
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Hundreds of Mayo Clinic employees were fired this week for failing to comply with the hospital’s vaccine policy.
The hospital said that 99% of its workforce had provided documentation of receiving either the Covid-19 vaccine or a religious exemption before the January 3 deadline on Monday. The remaining 1% did not.
With a headcount of approximately 73,000 workers, that amounts to about 700 who were terminated under the policy. The clinic did not specify how many workers were granted exemptions but told NBC that the “majority” of requests were approved.
“While Mayo Clinic is saddened to lose valuable employees, we need to take all steps necessary to keep our patients, workforce, visitors and communities safe,” the clinic said in a statement to NBC. Insider has approached the company to confirm the statement…READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… – businessinsider.co.za
