Mary Wilson
Well-known member
Published: July 26, 2021 11:36 am
Updated: July 26, 2021 12:16 pm
Brittany Muller, Reporter
Steve Patrick, Digital Managing Editor, Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With COVID-19 case counts rising and the rapid spread of the delta variant, Mayo Clinic and dozens of other health care professional societies and organizations on Monday called for all health care employers to require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Groups including the American Medical Association, American Nurses Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Association of American Medical Colleges, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice and the Mayo Clinic released a joint statement. The groups, representing millions of workers said mandatory vaccinations for health care workers would protect the safety of patients and residents of long-term care facilities and make the health care sector a leader in COVID-19 vaccination just as cases, hospitalization, and deaths are once again rising throughout the United States.
... “Health care workers have an ethical duty to put patients’ health and well-being first, and getting vaccinated for COVID-19 is integral to that duty,” said Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel ...
https://www.news4jax.com/health/202...ups-calling-for-mandatory-vaccines-for-staff/
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Joint Statement in Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Workers in Health and Long-Term Care
Due to the recent COVID-19 surge and the availability of safe and effective vaccines, our health care organizations and societies advocate that all health care and long-term care employers require their workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This is the logical fulfillment of the ethical commitment of all health care workers to put patients as well as residents of long-term care facilities first and take all steps necessary to ensure their health and well-being.
Because of highly contagious variants, including the Delta variant, and significant numbers of unvaccinated people, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are once again rising throughout the United States.1 Vaccination is the primary way to put the pandemic behind us and avoid the return of stringent public health measures.
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SIGNATORIES
(Listed Alphabetically)
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
American Academy of Nursing (AAN)
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
American Academy of PAs (AAPA)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE)
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)
American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
American College of Physicians (ACP)
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Above List Continues: https://www.acponline.org/acp_policy/statements/joint_statement_covid_vaccine_mandate_2021.pdf
Updated: July 26, 2021 12:16 pm
Brittany Muller, Reporter
Steve Patrick, Digital Managing Editor, Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With COVID-19 case counts rising and the rapid spread of the delta variant, Mayo Clinic and dozens of other health care professional societies and organizations on Monday called for all health care employers to require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Groups including the American Medical Association, American Nurses Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Association of American Medical Colleges, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice and the Mayo Clinic released a joint statement. The groups, representing millions of workers said mandatory vaccinations for health care workers would protect the safety of patients and residents of long-term care facilities and make the health care sector a leader in COVID-19 vaccination just as cases, hospitalization, and deaths are once again rising throughout the United States.
... “Health care workers have an ethical duty to put patients’ health and well-being first, and getting vaccinated for COVID-19 is integral to that duty,” said Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel ...
https://www.news4jax.com/health/202...ups-calling-for-mandatory-vaccines-for-staff/
__________________________________________________________________________________
Joint Statement in Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Workers in Health and Long-Term Care
Due to the recent COVID-19 surge and the availability of safe and effective vaccines, our health care organizations and societies advocate that all health care and long-term care employers require their workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This is the logical fulfillment of the ethical commitment of all health care workers to put patients as well as residents of long-term care facilities first and take all steps necessary to ensure their health and well-being.
Because of highly contagious variants, including the Delta variant, and significant numbers of unvaccinated people, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are once again rising throughout the United States.1 Vaccination is the primary way to put the pandemic behind us and avoid the return of stringent public health measures.
...
SIGNATORIES
(Listed Alphabetically)
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN)
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
American Academy of Nursing (AAN)
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
American Academy of PAs (AAPA)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE)
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)
American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
American College of Physicians (ACP)
...
Above List Continues: https://www.acponline.org/acp_policy/statements/joint_statement_covid_vaccine_mandate_2021.pdf