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
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More Than 130 Healthcare Groups Express Support for Legislation Expanding Medicare Patients Access to Pharmacist Services
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WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, more than 130 healthcare groups applauded the introduction of the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (S. 1362, H.R. 2759), legislation that will ensure that Medicare beneficiaries in medically underserved areas have access to pharmacists primary care services.
In a letter sent to the bill s original sponsors Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) the healthcare groups, including rural health advocates, consumer groups, and pharmacy organizations, call for the removal of restrictions on seniors access to care.