81 Windsor hospital staff lose jobs, 8 lose privileges for not getting COVID-19 shots
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Eighty-nine hospital workers in Windsor, Ont., are officially out of work or have had their hospital privileges suspended for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Two weeks ago, 140 employees and seven professional staff at Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH), plus 32 employees at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH), were suspended without pay.
They had until Thursday to change their minds about getting vaccinated or face termination — unless an approved exemption was provided.
"We have individually and collectively done everything in our power to minimize the risk of the spread of COVID-19. Becoming vaccinated and following public health measures are two main key factors that reduce risk especially in an environment [where] we care for many immune compromised patients," said Dr. Wassim Saad, chief of staff for the hospital, in a news release.
David Musyj, chief executive officer at WRH, said that while this policy doesn't eliminate the chances of outbreaks or spread occurring, it reduces the risk significantly.
"Our goal is to protect people, not have people come to the hospital and get harmed. It's come to the hospital and be helped," Musyj said during a news conference Thursday morning.
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