Texas hospital suspends nearly 200 workers for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccine By Kate Gibson Texas hospital sued over mandatory vaccines
Houston Methodist is sidelining almost 200 workers for two weeks without pay for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The suspensions come a day after dozens protested the policy outside one of its medical centers in Baytown, Texas.
The hospital system a medical center and six community hospitals had set a Monday deadline for all employees to be fully immunized against the coronavirus, with nearly 25,000 employees getting their shots in time, Dr. Marc Boom, Houston Methodist CEO told employees in a Tuesday memo emailed to CBS MoneyWatch.
As of Tuesday, 24,947 Houston Methodist employees nearly 100% had been fully vaccinated. Of the 178 suspended, 27 had received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.