![]() When staff raise objections, Hamilton said, "We have emphasized education. This number of requests represents less than. "To date, we have received about 330 requests for exemption and the majority of these are religious exemption requests. "We are continuing to see the numbers rise each week," she said. Exemptions will be available for "medical contraindications and sincerely held religious beliefs," according to a news release.īaptist spokeswoman Cindy Hamilton said Thursday that 67 percent of staff had been vaccinated. 3 that it will require all 11,000 or so employees at its five area hospitals to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. Regeneron treatments: Free monoclonal antibody treatments for high-risk COVID-19 patientsīaptist announced Aug. Tests and vaccinations: As cases surge, new COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites opening in Jacksonville to meet demand Vaccine mandate: Baptist Health to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for staff at Jacksonville hospitals "People who have not been vaccinated are at higher risk of severe disease."ĭuring the summer surge, area hospitals have consistently said that at least 90 percent of their patients with the virus are unvaccinated. The mandate stemmed from "increasing cases of COVID-19 nationally, poor vaccination rates in many communities and the threat of variants," according to Mayo's July statement. At the time, about 95 percent of physicians and 75 to 85 percent of staff at all of its campuses were already vaccinated, according to Punsky. Mayo, which has locations in Minnesota, Florida and Arizona, announced the mandate July 26. Vincent's also announced staff vaccine requirements, but their deadlines are not until November. Noncompliance can result in being placed on unpaid leave.īaptist Health and Ascension St. The health system also declined to say how many employees locally or nationwide refused the vaccine or their second option, which was completing training videos and wearing masks and socially distancing at all times when on campus. Vaccine mandate: Mayo Clinic calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for staff: 'Our patients expect to be safe' 'So much death': Jacksonville-area physicians talk COVID-19, vaccines and community distrust We will continue to review and evaluate."ĬOVID-19 deaths: 50,000 Floridians killed by virus, taking only one month since 40,000 died "Mayo is only sharing the overall employee vaccination numbers from across all sites," Punsky said. "The vaccination numbers are continuously changing by the day and remain on the increase. Mayo would not provide specific data for the Jacksonville clinic. Those percentages apply to Mayo's 4,989 physicians and scientists, 62,929 allied health staff and 2,716 residents, fellows and other temporary professionals, according to the statement. In July the Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic announced that its employees nationwide, including those at the Jacksonville campus, had to be vaccinated by Friday.īy Monday about 97 percent of Mayo physicians across the country were vaccinated and "overall staff vaccination rates exceed 85 percent," according to a statement released by spokesman Kevin Punsky. ![]() Only two of them will provide updates on compliance. Three Jacksonville-area health care systems have required their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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