A hospital in Houston, Texas, has suspended 178 of its staff members who have refused to abide by its mandate that employees be fully vaccinated.
Protesters wave at cars during a forced vaccination protest at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital in Baytown, Texas, on Monday.A Houston hospital has suspended 178 staff members who have refused to abide by its mandate that employees be fully vaccinated by Monday.
There are 285 unvaccinated employees who received medical or religious exemptions and 332 more who were granted deferrals. "I feel like they kind of bullied us into this little corner, like you have to do it or you don't have a job. This is my only source of income," Rivera said.A lawsuit filed against the hospital at the end of May by 117 employees argued that Covid-19 vaccines were"experimental" and that Houston Methodist could not force an employee"to accept an FDA unapproved vaccine on penalty of termination or other sanctions.
Jared Woodfill, the attorney who filed the lawsuit in Montgomery County, said he intends to file with the state court. Woodfill maintained that the hospital violated the law by requiring employees to take a vaccine that has not received full approval and that his clients are threatened with termination after the suspensions.
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