The nation's leaders should mandate COVID-19 vaccination for doctors, nurses and hospital cleaners, according to Australia's peak medical body, with the federal government declaring the issue is "very high on the agenda" of all state and territory chief health officers.
AMA President Dr Omar Khorshid said hospital workers should be prioritised, with any worker in the healthcare sector subsequently included in the mandate. "We suspect those numbers are higher once you start to look at other types of employees at hospitals, like clerical staff and cleaners.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
Absolutely not.
Definitely not rvrn open fir discussion no vaccine no job find another profession
Every other vaccine is.
Without a doubt - we have other mandated vaccines in health, so why not the COViD-19 vaccine? And if you don’t want it there are plenty of well qualified and experienced people who will willingly take your position!! We’re not protected until we’re all protected!!
Being a 'health care' industry you'd assume you would care about other people's health?
The nation's leaders should mandate COVID-19 vaccination for doctors, nurses and hospital cleaners. Good on you the medical fraternity. The useless federal government has shown that it is not capable of showing leadership in legislating for mandated vaccinations.
To be a health worker is to care for and about people. I can't imagine why people who are caring for someone's health would have any issue with it? Are there really any or is there 2 very noisy ones out there and the media think it's a story?
Yes you make it mandatory but remember these health workers are well educated people so they should be given a choice of which vaccination they have plus a reasonable time frame in which to comply. 🤓🤵🏾♂️🤓
Everyone's a doctor in the comments 🤣
Of course they should
It should be mandatory for everyone on the planet
Yes 👌🙌👍 as there to heal * help & protect patients 👐🙌
Of course also all cleaners kitchen staff front desk porters etc ANYONE who works in a health facility should be fully vaccinated.
When I worked in a pathology lab I had to provide my vaccination record so this isn’t new.
Stupid question, get vaccinated or get out of the health system
wow look at all the little jackbooted fascists demanding these people be forced to adhere to THEIR demands... hitler, stalin, mao, and franco demanded exactly the same... once again proving their is NO difference between fascists and socialists.
nope. their body their choice! isn't that how the left justifies it when an unborn baby is murdered. so if they don't get the vaccine, then they can go on leave until they have caught and recovered from the virus, or else gained immunity via a vaccine later.
I was unsure about getting the Vaccine as I work within Aged and Disability field but this last Delta outbreak moved me to get it and im glad I have. In the end we have to help not only to support ourselves but others.
Yes. Full stop!
No harm to anyone medical principles
No
What doctors? They've been threatened with being struck off if they even express their reservations to patients. What else are they going to say? More half stories from ABC
yes
health workers by definition is to help patient get well and not harm them .. they shouldn't be self-fish and think about their choice and about themselves .. do NOT be a health worker if that is the case .. this should apply to age care workers .. do NOT harm the elderly
Seriously? This is still a question and not an action?
YES
I would think if your job is to care for sick people, you would not want your own self to be a threat to that care. It makes no sense to potentially harm what you are protecting.
Yep, I agree
Nothing should be mandatory.
Yes but for everyone
Not a question
I don’t think it should be mandatory but I do think regular testing should be.
Make an actual vaccine first.
Is that even a question?
Those resisting, maybe they know more than the sheep.
Yes absolutely yes.
No
I mean…why is this even a question?! It’s like asking ‘Should medical checks for pilots be mandatory?’
Yes. And they should agree or they should be practicing medicine on any level!
Is this a real question ?
Only if they start treating patients there will be no such need
Vaccination should be by choice. You may not have served in the Gulf, but many vaccines were mandatory and many of us are still living with the consequences of those protective, doctor approved shots.
So, the people resisting getting the shot think they should get the shot? Science is the one that has shot itself in the foot...
It already is mandatory in a lot of hospitals. We’re told to find other employment and to prove we’re up to date with all vaccinations. I don’t think you should choose to work in a health setting if you’re not prepared to be vaccinated.
Wait, it isn't already?
Absolutely yes. Hurry up please. 😷💉
Yes yes yes
Nothing should ever be mandatory for anyone
Yes
Kinda counter productive if the medical staff reinfect the patients..
YES!!
the US has lost over 7000 doctors and nurses to covid
Definitely, absolute no brainer
Yes I believe they should. We are in the business of keeping people alive.
Obviously
Freedom of choice is literally a human right
No doubt !
Heck yes
Should’ve been from the get go, why is this even a question still?! Ridiculous.
I thought it was mandatory. My brain hurts.
why are you even asking this question if it is not to give anti vaxxers a platform spread misinformation. Health workers are constantly exposed to covid patients, is your job worth losing your life for ABC news reporters.
Nope. Look overseas half the people in hospital are fully vaccinated. So makes no difference really.
Lol
Yes
Of course they should be. It should be a condition of their employment. If they refuse to be jabbed, sack them.
Of course They're there to make people better not sicker
It’s a joke that it’s not
Why is this even a question
Absolutely not. Imagine losing health workers to the profession, at this critical time, due to totalitarian mandates violating people’s bodily autonomy. The amount of people supporting suggestions like this is honestly scary.
Yes.
YES
Hell, yes.
The virus overwhelms the health system so much that the vaccine should be mandatory across the populatio, especially as those who are reluctant to protect themselves demand that others protect them after they have caught it.
I thought they were all supposed to be vaccinated back in march....
I thought they were already Everyone should get off their arses and go get vaccinated
Name them, who, how many. Stop these FAKE surveys
If we are still discussing this question, then there is no hope. Humankind simply isn’t capable.
Hell yes
It is going to be mandatory for some industries it should be ok all ! Enough of it his bullshit good for some but not others !
Perhaps to appease the 15% unvaxed health care workers all of them could hold a fair ballot and majority rules. If not a patient should be allowed to refuse attendance by unvaxed staff.
Good ness of course 10990%
Yes. Obviously. No jab, no job in health care. Why are we still having this absurd discussion?
Should be mandatory for everyone except those with medical conditions that stops them from taking it.
Why is this even being asked?!
I would have thought that was obvious.
Free choice.
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