Yale New Haven Health required 28,000-odd employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 — and all but 94 heeded the call.
That was the word from the health system on Monday, the deadline for employees to get vaccinated or face termination.
The mandate affects employees working at all seven hospitals run by the system in Connecticut and Rhode Island, including Yale New Haven Hospital.
As recently as Sept. 21, 700 employees were holding out and not getting vaccinated. Now the number stands at 94, the health system announced in a statement released Monday afternoon.
“As with any process, the numbers remain fluid as we track where each employee is in the process of receiving their first and second vaccination,” the statement read. “We continue to work with our employees to provide convenient options for vaccination, as well as education to assist with their decision making. A number of our employees will become eligible to receive their second dose within the coming weeks. As long as they receive that second dose, they will not be terminated and they are not included in the aforementioned number. We are working with leaders and employees to ensure compliance with our policy in an effort to provide safest environment for patients and staff.”
Amazing accomplishment by YNHHS leadership and employees to get >99% vaccinated. If you work at the hospital, you owe it to your patients to protect them.
The 94, whatever their reasons, need to find a different workplace.