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Should Covid-19 vaccines be mandatory for health care workers?
University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS),
RWJBarnabas Health, and
Houston Methodist are now saying they will require staff to get vaccinated against Covid-19, even as many other health systems are holding off on a mandate for now.
FDA; none have been fully approved.
However, in December 2020, the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said employers that mandated staff get vaccinated against Covid-19 would not violate federal disability law or civil rights statutes on discrimination, as long as they provided employees excluded from the workplace because of their vaccination status accommodations such as telework or leave and permitted exemptions for those refusing the vaccine on religious grounds.
/PRNewswire/ The Discovery Labs has signed a foundational lease with the University of Pennsylvania Gene Therapy Program (GTP), which will use Discovery.
Penn Medicine will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 thedp.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedp.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Washington State Public Four-Year Colleges Go Test Optional, Permanently
May 21, 6:18 a.m. Public four-year colleges in Washington State have gone test optional, permanently. The decision to move to permanent test-optional policies reaffirm our sector’s commitment to reduce barriers for students. Further, as we enter a period of post-COVID-19 recovery, we continue our commitment to learn from this historic challenge and embrace long-term changes that best serve our students and state, said a joint statement from the provosts or vice president of academic affairs of the eight universities.
They are Central Washington, Eastern Washington, Washington State and Western Washington Universities, Evergreen State College and the Universities of Washington at Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma.