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Some nurses are choosing to get fired rather than get vaccinated

Posted on AllSides September 4th, 2021
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Some nurses are choosing to be fired rather than get vaccinated against COVID-19 as hospital systems and localities mandate vaccines. 

In Virginia, a group of 20 people, mostly nurses, protested outside Winchester Medical Center after the hospitals' parent company, Valley Health, mandated vaccinations for healthcare workers, The Washington Post reported. 

 "NO FORCED VACCINATION," some of the signs read. 

In Oregon, some nurses told the Salem Reporter they'd rather be fired when the state's vaccine mandate kicks in on October 18 than take the vaccine. 

In another example, The Ohio Nurses Association said as many...

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