How many unvaccinated coworkers are you aware of?

[Ola_la, BSN]

Sadly, there are more than 50 percent staff members who are NOT  vaccinated at my hospital. I do not know how they can keep working like that, putting patients’s lives in danger and shaming vaccinated coworkers for marking a different choice, nor do I understand their reasons, if they have any … ??It is very disappointing to me as health professionals are supposed to follow science and separate facts from opinions, but no…  I hope they will mandate ALL healthcare professionals who can be vaccinated to be vaccinated… but right now the things are getting tougher and tougher, and we have ended up with sick nurses  taking care of sick patients, and the vicious cycle goes on… 

[SmilingBluEyes]

More than 50 percent but they are coming around and getting them cause they want/need to work.

[DesiDani]

I know of a few from my unit. They give reasons like I'm taking zinc or the science isn't clear. Funny is that I doubt that they are crazed Republicans, because they are minorities from Hispanic to African Americans. 

A nurse wore a cumbersome papper thing hood and all for the entire shift. I suspect they weren't vaccinated, cause that thing looked like a hot chore.

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

On 9/9/2021 at 1:28 PM, macawake said:

Do you see anything positive coming from this thread?

Out of approximately 120 coworkers we have one who is unvaccinated. That person couldn’t get vaccinated for medical reasons.

So no, I’m not questioning why they haven’t been terminated.

Getting vaccinated is voluntary at my place of work. My coworkers and I considered ourselves lucky to be offered a vaccine in January, less than three weeks after it was approved and the first shipments arrived.

There are only two that I have regular contact with. I do not show displeasure, anger or exasperation, I do offer education and encouragement which I think is better received.

Hppy

[DesiDani]

1 hour ago, hppygr8ful said:

There are only two that I have regular contact with. I do not show displeasure, anger or exasperation, I do offer education and encouragement which I think is better received.

Hppy

Yes YES YES!!

[SmilingBluEyes]

I have one right now who is absolutely freaking out at the prospect of getting the shot. She is *convinced* she will die of a blood clot. Seriously.

Even though the statistics are so far against it, it is minute.

I think she may want to rethink her healthcare career.

She's absolutely ranting and raving to anyone around her, like she is a bit mad (out of her head). Maybe it's time to work elsewhere so she can save her sanity.

Or get therapy. I do feel badly for her.

[macawake, MSN]

On 9/9/2021 at 10:24 PM, DesiDani said:

How have you expressed your displeasure about their choice? Are you questioning why they have not been terminated yet?

 

On 9/9/2021 at 10:28 PM, macawake said:

Out of approximately 120 coworkers we have one who is unvaccinated. That person couldn’t get vaccinated for medical reasons.

So no, I’m not questioning why they haven’t been terminated.

 

On 9/9/2021 at 10:35 PM, DesiDani said:

Medical reasons or not, why isn't that person removed from their post or at least placed in a noncontact role.
That person can infect someone, or easily get infected by many if they work in a hospital. Sorry, but according to many HERE being unvaccinated is not good in a healthcare scenario. NO EXCEPTION!  Perhaps short term disability would be best for this one coworker.

You started this thread under the guise of asking questions, giving the impression that you might be interested in poster’s answers. But you aren’t really, are you? I think you only wanted to argue your point of view, which I interpret as displeasure or annoyance with posters who don’t view or talk about people who have chosen not to get vaccinated, the same way as you do. If I’ve misunderstood your stance and you feel differently about those who criticize the unvaccinated, please clarify.

It became very obvious that you aren’t interested in posters replies from your reply to my post which I’ve quoted above.

You didn’t bother to ask me anything about my sole unvaccinated coworker. You have no idea of what that person’s job description is or what their life situation is. You don’t know if they are already on sick leave. Nor do you care. I know that since you didn’t ask for clarification or further details. I think that you just wanted to use the replies that people wrote to get on your soapbox. 

If you want to share your own opinions on a subject, please just do so. But asking questions the way you do strikes me as disingenuous. 

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

On 9/9/2021 at 2:49 PM, DesiDani said:

Looks like she has to tell her kid to dump their friend. Wait?!?! So she doesn't allow this kid to come in, so that means their their kid is playing with/hanging our with this kid outside of her house.

Perhaps she should start talking tough to that kids face and be up front to the parents. Sure her own kid, may not like it, but tough. Right?

Sure, an immune compromised person should get in the face of a positive parent and a potentially positive child? Are you nuts? By the way, my coworker is one tough cookie and has handled the situation while striving to stay safe.

[DesiDani]

4 hours ago, macawake said:

You started this thread under the guise of asking questions, giving the impression that you might be interested in poster’s answers.

I expanded on your answer, just like many people expand on other questions, answers,  and threads. Some state a simple POV and some cut and paste an ENTIRE news article. I don't know what else to tell you.

[speedynurse, ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

On 9/9/2021 at 4:35 PM, DesiDani said:

I do. It will let the elephant in the room finally be noticed. 

Medical reasons or not, why isn't that person removed from their post or at least placed in a noncontact role. That person can infect someone, or easily get infected by many if they work in a hospital. Sorry, but according to many HERE being unvaccinated is not good in a healthcare scenario. NO EXCEPTION!  Perhaps short term disability would be best for this one coworker.

There are multiple threads on this so this is very redundant. There are legitimate reasons for not getting the vaccine (anaphylaxis, etc). There are other precautions to take as well.

On another point - that’s how I feel about surgeons not washing their hands….and have a high rate of post-op infections. Or of vaccinated coworkers refusing to put on PPE to go into a covid room. The list goes on and on. 

[FolksBtrippin, BSN, RN]

I have a LOT of unvaccinated coworkers. And I just found out that it was many more than I thought. My agency decided to respond to our governors mandate that our employees either get vaccinated or get tested weekly by requiring the nursing department to actually do the testing for the employees. Rapid binax testing too.

I called out for two days and am now about to quit over this.

 

[Guest219794]

On 9/11/2021 at 6:29 PM, speedynurse said:

that’s how I feel about surgeons not washing their hands….and have a high rate of post-op infections.

It's their choice.  This country was built on freedom, and now the communists are trying to rob us of the ability to choose.  I personally believe that all this hype about hand washing is being driven by Big Soap.  

And- if handwashing is so effective, why would anybody get a surgical infection even when the surgeon washes their hands?  Huh?  98% of surgical infections happen in an environment in which surgeons HAVE washed their hands.  But MSM hides that fact.  Just a little suspicious......

If you want to wash your hands, that's your choice.  I choose freedom.