As the masks come off and the world moves into post-pandemic mode, employers are taking shots at employees who balk at getting the COVID-19 vaccine. From academic institutions to the travel industry to entertainment venues, those in control are telling both employees and consumers to get vaxxed or get axed.
That means some students won’t be allowed on university campuses until they break down and show their proof of vaccination papers. Airlines won’t hire new employees who aren’t vaccinated. And, certain Broadway plays will be off limits until attendees roll up their sleeves.
What’s most concerning, three critics from the University of Pennsylvania write in STAT News, is the number of health care workers who still haven’t gotten their vaccines — 17 million, to be exact. “It’s one thing for a retail worker not to get vaccinated. It’s unethical and appalling for a health care worker,” they write.
And, if it means getting axed for refusing the vax, the three have a message for reluctant-to-get-jabbed health care employees: Last month a federal judge effectively ruled that Houston Methodist’s vaxxed or axed policy is legal.
SOURCE: STAT News July 14, 2021