Weeks after Minnesota nurses warn of staffing crisis, Mayo Clinic fires 700 unvaccinated workers
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The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota fired 700 unvaccinated employees just weeks after other nurses pleaded with hospital CEOs in the state to address a staffing “crisis.”
Meanwhile, in a bid to curb its hospital staffing issues, the Rhode Island Department of Health has decided to allow COVID positive health care workers to return to their jobs instead of rehiring unvaccinated workers who were terminated because of their inoculation status reports Newsweek.
The reporting continued stating, “Updated quarantine and isolation guidance from the Rhode Island Department of Health allows employees to continue working at hospitals and nursing homes without restrictions if the facility is so short-staffed it’s a safety hazard for patients and residents. The updated guidance sparked some criticism after health care workers were placed on unpaid leave for not getting vaccinated, with critics questioning if lifting the mandate would be a better solution to staffing shortages.“