Houston hospitals mandating COVID boosters for employees, amid omicron surge

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I am glad that the Houston Hospitals are taking this step.

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Three major Houston hospitals will require employees to receive booster shots in the coming weeks, becoming some of the first institutions nationwide to elevate vaccination requirements amid widespread worker shortages caused by the omicron surge.

Houston Methodist, Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine announced booster mandates to little fanfare Friday, a marked change from last year’s contentious debate over the legality and efficacy of such policies in health care settings.

At Houston Methodist, managers must be boosted against COVID-19 by Jan. 31, with all other employees to follow by March, Methodist President and CEO Marc Boom wrote in an internal letter last week.

“Like I said when we did this the first time, as health care workers we’ve taken a sacred oath to do everything possible to keep our patients safe and healthy — this includes getting a booster now,” Boom wrote.

[Midnight Writer]

1. Good common sense. Who wants to go to a hospital where staff is not fully inoculated?

[LoisB]

2. I'm sure Gov. Greg will oppose this.