By James Carstensen | July 14, 2021 | 10:11pm EDT
Protestors demonstrate in Paris, France on Wednesday against President Emmanuel Macron’s new COVID-19 vacciniation meaures. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)
Berlin (CNSNews.com) – As COVID-19 cases pick up across Europe due to the “delta” variant of the virus, the German government says it won’t impose mandatory vaccine requirements, following controversial decisions to do so for healthcare workers in France, Britain, Greece, and Italy.
Speaking during a visit to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) – the government agency for disease control and prevention Chancellor Angela Merkel said there would be no obligation to vaccinate in Germany, as mandating shots could endanger public trust.
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Multisociety statement recommends COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment
Arlington, VA (July 13, 2021) Hospitals and other healthcare facilities should require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a consensus statement by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and six other leading organizations representing medical professionals working in infectious diseases, infection prevention, pharmacy, pediatrics, and long-term care. The paper specifies exemption for those with medical contraindications, and some others circumstances in compliance with federal and state laws. “The COVID-19 vaccines in use in the United States have been shown to be safe and effective,” said David Weber, a member of the SHEA Board of Trustees and lead author of the statement. “By requiring vaccination as a condition of employment we raise levels of vaccination needed for healthcare worker, patient, and community protection. As healthcare pers