A Colorado health system is denying organ transplants to patients who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 in “almost all situations.”
Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest nonprofit health care companies in the U.S., has suspended more than 2,200 employees who haven’t yet been vaccinated or requested an exemption, according, an ABC News affiliate in Los Angeles. The workers, who make up less than 2% of the company’s workforce, have been placed on unpaid administrative leave.
When Kaiser Permanente announced its vaccine mandate in August, 78% of employees had been vaccinated. Now, 92% have been vaccinated, ABC 7 reported. The 2,200 workers placed on leave have until Dec. 1 to get a shot. “This number is declining daily, and as employees respond, they may return to work,” the company wrote in a statement. “We hope none of our employees will choose to leave their jobs rather than be vaccinated, but we won’t know with certainty until then.”
Health systems are putting other vaccinate-related requirements in place as well. Ochsner Health, which is the largest nonprofit health care system in Louisiana, announced that it will charge workers $200 more per month for their unvaccinated spouses or partners who are covered by the hospital group’s
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