(HUMAN EVENTS) – The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota terminated 700 unvaccinated employees, just weeks after other nurses pleaded with hospital CEOs in the state to address the ongoing staffing crisis.
“While Mayo Clinic is saddened to lose valuable employees, we need to take all the steps necessary to keep our patients, workforce, visitors and communities safe,” the clinic said in a statement. “If individuals released from employment choose to get vaccinated at a later date, the opportunity exists for them to apply and return to Mayo Clinic for future job openings.”
The workers had until Monday to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, per Fox News. The 700 terminated workers represent about 1 percent of the medical center’s 73,000 employees.
