USA: First vaccination requirement for federal employees, at the Department of Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs, which also deals with free nursing homes for those who have served in the military, became the first major federal agency on Monday to require healthcare workers to obtain COVID-19 vaccines. , as the aggressive Delta variant spreads and some local situations seem to see growth that is difficult to control.
The VA department's move came on a day when nearly 60 major medical and health organizations issued an invitation to health facilities to require their workers to get vaccinated.
At the VA, vaccines will now be mandatory for specific healthcare professionals, including physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, registered nurses, medical assistants, and others who work in departmental facilities or provide direct assistance to veterans, said the Secretary of Affairs of the VA veterans Denis McDonough.
Employees will have eight weeks to get vaccinated.
"It's the best way to protect veterans, especially as the delta variant spreads across the country," McDonough said in a statement. “Whenever a veteran or VA employee sets foot in a VA facility, they deserve to know that we have done everything in our power to protect them from COVID-19.
“With this mandate, we can once again make – and keep – that fundamental promise,” he added.
Medical and health groups that filed a request for mandatory vaccines included the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Nursing, the American Public Health Association, and, for the first time, a nursing home industry group. LeadingAge, which represents nonprofit nursing homes and aged care facilities, had previously claimed to educate nursing home employees about the benefits of getting their shots.
So in the US we have a first obligation at the federal agency level. we will see how doctors and nurses who work for veterans respond.
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