Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination for Employees

Aubrey Whelan, reporting for The Philadelphia Inquirer:

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will soon require all its on-site employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, as most of their patients are too young to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The hospital did not specify a deadline for employees to receive the vaccine, but said in a statement Thursday that it is “currently preparing for the implementation of a vaccine requirement.”

“We believe that it is our duty to protect those who cannot protect themselves, especially our young patients,” the statement read.

More like this, please.

★ Thursday, 29 July 2021