Joe Biden on the Vaccines and more on today’s CrossPolitic Daily News Brief
This is Toby Sumpter. Today is Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Oregon Law Prohibits Vaccine Mandates
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/oregon-hospitals-cannot-mandate-vaccines-employees/283-1c73f5fc-ffcf-4f10-af20-7aabeb74d3c5
Hospitals in Oregon cannot require doctors, nurses or any of their employees to be vaccinated for anything from the flu to COVID-19.
It's been this way since 1989, when a law was passed stating "an employee shall not be required as a condition of work to be immunized under this section."
The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) said it's long overdue for a rule change.
"We believe that it's important for hospitals to have that tool during a pandemic. Not that they all would, but just to have that option to require staff, to be vaccinated during a pandemic, we just think it's really important to have that local option," said OAHHS spokesman Dave Northfield.
"We believe that the state could write a rule that gives individual hospitals local control to institute a mandate that falls short of a statewide mandate," said Northfield.
OHA said the change that would allow hospitals to decide would have to come from the legislature. OHA Communication Director Robb Cowie said the only rule they could pass would be a statewide mandate.
One group against a law change is the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA). ONA Communication Director Scott Palmer released a statement that said in part:
"We are not currently seeking a change in Oregon's statutes regarding workplace immunizations.
We believe there is much more work corporations can do to protect workers and increase vaccination rates before they begin firing working Oregonians during a pandemic."
KGW Investigates could not find any other state with a law that prohibits hospitals from requiring vaccines for their employees.
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/hospitals-vaccine-requirements-oregon-law/283-a734746a-49d4-4c15-9e3f-904d4556f81e
— Kaiser Permanente, PeaceHealth and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite a 1989 Oregon law that prohibits hospitals from doing so as a condition of employment.
"I think that law is certainly a barrier. I think we're looking at this as a public health emergency. We're hoping to have some support from our government officials...we are calling this a requirement, there are ways for there to be a medical exemption," said Dr. Koekkoek.
The deadline for employees to get vaccinated varies by organization. PeaceHealth is requiring all caregivers to be fully vaccinated by Aug. 31. OHSU is targeting Sept. 1 for its staff and students and Kaiser Permanente hopes to have its workforce fully vaccinated by Sept. 30.
It's unclear what action, if any, hospitals will take against employees who are not vaccinated or exempt by the proposed deadlines.
Dr. Ryan Cole in Idaho Telling the Truth on Vaccines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUE5EBPt-lU
Breakthrough Cases in the Vaccinated:
Play 6:19-6:26
Wait, but President Biden said:
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Dr. Cole goes on: The Vaccines are not nearly as good as natural Immunity, and they seem to be playing with natural immunity:
Play Audio: 6:30-8:37
Prevention
Play Audio: 8:38-11:01
Weakening Immune Systems?
Play Audio: 11:02-15:12
Biden isn’t Supposed to Take any Questions, Especially Not About Aghganistan
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Also, he’s very sure about the vaccine efficacy:
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" Let’s talk about self defense and firearms. Jesus commanded in Luke 22:36 “he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one”; should we likewise carry a pistol and defend those we love?