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Now that Houston Methodist’s last-chance deadline for its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has passed, the hospital has announced that more than 150 workers have either quit or have been fired for noncompliance. The hospital’s original dead…
Read MoreHouston Methodist scored a legal victory Saturday night against a group of over 100 disgruntled employees when a federal judge threw out those workers’ lawsuit against the hospital chain over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. U.S. District Court Judge Lynn…
Read MoreNearly 100% of employees complied with the mandate, with 24,947 now fully vaccinated, CEO Marc Boom said.
Read MoreFor all the noise made by a group of Houston Methodist nurses and other workers who opposed the hospital’s coronavirus vaccine mandate — including the dozens who protested outside the hospital’s Baytown branch Monday night and the 117 employees who hav…
Read MoreVaccine passports refer to the practice of requiring travelers or employees to prove that they are fully vaccinated for the Covid-19 virus before they can receive services or pay. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been outspoken against this practice and s…
Read MoreOn Tuesday’s Houston Matters: Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill banning any “governmental entity” from creating so-called “vaccine passports” that would certify someone’s vaccination status or share it for any reason other than for health…
Read MoreA group of Houston Methodist employees gathered at the hospital chain’s Baytown location Monday night to protest the hospital’s requirement that all rank-and-file employees take a COVID-19 vaccine by June 7 to keep their jobs. The unvaccinated employee…
Read MoreFollowing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, Carnival said guests must have received their final dose of a CDC-approved Covid-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to the beginning of the cruise and have proof of vaccination. But Texas …
Read MoreGov. Greg Abbott declared via Twitter Monday that he was about to sign a new law forbidding state businesses from asking customers to prove they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, just a few hours after Carnival Cruise Lines announced that two o…
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