Ottawa Hospital places 186 employees on unpaid leave for violating vaccination policy
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The Ottawa Hospital has placed 186 employees on unpaid leave who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.
The deadline for hospital employees to be fully vaccinated was Sunday at midnight, unless they had an approved medical or human rights exemption.
A hospital spokesperson said Monday that 186 employees were deemed non-compliant with the policy. The employees are full-time, part-time and casual, from a variety of roles throughout the hospital.
“Hospitals have a moral obligation to lead by setting the highest vaccination standard possible,” spokesperson Michaela Schreiter said. “Those who become fully vaccinated will be welcomed back.”
The hospital sent a letter to 318 staff in mid-October reminding them of the vaccination policy. Of those, 129 had received one dose of the vaccine at the time.
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