Mary Wilson
Well-known member
July 13, 2021
By Eamon N. Dreisbach
Multiple societies representing medical professionals recommended Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccination be required for all health care personnel “as a condition of employment.”
In a joint statement, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the HIV Medicine Association, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, the Association for Professionals in Epidemiology and Infection Control, and the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine said exemptions should be made only for individuals with medical contraindications related to the vaccine.
The statement also supports COVID-19 vaccination of nonemployees working at health care facilities, including students, contract workers and volunteers.
SHEA secretary David J. Weber, MD, MPH, medical director of hospital epidemiology and associate chief medical officer at University of North Carolina Health Care, said that by taking a COVID-19 vaccine, health care personnel demonstrate to the public that they do not have any concerns about its safety or efficacy.
“We should be and are leaders in public health ...
https://www.healio.com/news/infecti...-required-for-all-health-personnel-groups-say
By Eamon N. Dreisbach
Multiple societies representing medical professionals recommended Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccination be required for all health care personnel “as a condition of employment.”
In a joint statement, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the HIV Medicine Association, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists, the Association for Professionals in Epidemiology and Infection Control, and the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine said exemptions should be made only for individuals with medical contraindications related to the vaccine.
The statement also supports COVID-19 vaccination of nonemployees working at health care facilities, including students, contract workers and volunteers.
SHEA secretary David J. Weber, MD, MPH, medical director of hospital epidemiology and associate chief medical officer at University of North Carolina Health Care, said that by taking a COVID-19 vaccine, health care personnel demonstrate to the public that they do not have any concerns about its safety or efficacy.
“We should be and are leaders in public health ...
https://www.healio.com/news/infecti...-required-for-all-health-personnel-groups-say