The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following statement.
In keeping with its commitment to a safe patient, working and learning environment and in keeping with its roles as a leading health care institution and only academic medical center in the state, the University of Mississippi Medical Center will implement a new COVID-19 vaccination policy that encourages all employees, students and anyone who works or learns in a UMMC facility or clinic to get fully vaccinated.
The policy, developed in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Mississippi State Department of Health recommendations, requires anyone who works or learns in a UMMC-controlled space to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with limited exceptions, or wear an N95 mask at all times while at any UMMC facility. Fully vaccinated personnel and students will only be required to wear a mask of their choosing or as determined according to the clinical situation in patient-care areas.
The policy will go into effect July 26, 2021 and will be phased in over three months, beginning with managers/supervisors, followed by direct-patient-care employees and then all others not covered in the earlier phases. Through this staggered-deadline approach, everyone who works or learns in a UMMC-controlled space should be fully vaccinated or wearing an N95 mask at all times on or by November 1, 2021.
Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, said UMMC is taking this important and necessary step primarily for the benefit of patients and to do its part in curbing the impact of COVID-19 in the communities it serves.
“We treat the state’s most vulnerable patients, from premature infants to immunocompromised adults, and everyone in between. When we became health care professionals or chose to work or study in a health care environment, we accepted the responsibility to always do what’s in the best interests of our patients. This is one of those times,” she said.
Woodward added that UMMC is held to a higher standard as the state’s only academic medical center.
“At every turn, our health care heroes have met that standard, and we should be leaders in any public health matter,” she said. “Regardless of virus variants, vaccination is still the best way to keep ourselves and those around us protected.
“Research has proven that vaccines are safe and necessary. They are the most effective way to limit spread of the virus and lessen the chance for hospitalization.”
Fully vaccinated persons will be eligible to display a sticker on their UMMC-issued ID badge, and as a result, will only be required to wear a mask when in UMMC areas where direct patient care is being administered. In patient-care areas, the UMMC policy for mask use is still in effect and use of a self-selected paper or cloth mask or appropriate mask as determined by the clinical situation is required for fully vaccinated individuals.
Anyone who is not vaccinated, either through choice or accommodation, must wear an N95 mask at all times, even in non-patient-care areas, with certain exceptions.
“We have an ethical responsibility to protect our patients and visitors from this deadly virus,” said Dr. Alan Jones, associate vice chancellor for clinical affairs and COVID-19 clinical response leader. “As a leading health care institution, we must do all we can to reach near 100% vaccination and hope that more Mississippians are encouraged by our commitment and follow suit.”
Once the Food and Drug Administration lifts the emergency use authorization designation from any vaccine that UMMC administers, the option to decline a vaccine other than for certain accommodations will no longer be available. At that time, receiving the COVID-19 vaccination will become a condition of employment or enrollment – similar to the UMMC policy requiring employees and students receive the flu vaccine annually.
Frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine can be found here.
58 comments:
Smart move. Let’s watch as the morons flip their shit over it in 3..2..1….
This won’t end well
OMG. Expecting medical professionals to not spread a respiratory disease to, you know, sick and immune compromised people!?!?!?
"Tyranny!!!!"
And so the noose tightens.
We must believe the CDC, except when there study shows us masks don't work https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7010e3.htm
Good. No different than requiring flu vaccines.
Covidiots in 3…2…1…
Don't worry who is screwing the mule, you just hold the tail….
8:49 nailed it.
it’s disturbing how willing so many of you are to accept the mark of the beast
We got asbestos in our powder, Benzene in our 'screen, But we got the safest, Vaccine ya ever seen! Jab me baby, One more time!
9:05 WTF are you talking about. From your own link. "Mask mandates were associated with statistically significant decreases in county-level daily COVID-19 case and death growth rates within 20 days of implementation."
9:19 : thought you might find this funny (or idiotic)
FDA drug approval process
Step 1: Discovery and Development.
Step 2: Preclinical Research.
Step 3: Clinical Research.
Step 4: FDA Drug Review.
Step 5: FDA Post-Market Drug Safety Monitoring.
Where do you think the flu vaccines fall in this process and where, pray-tell, do you think COVID vaccines fall? It’s really not anymore complicated than that.
So if you’re fully vaccinated you still have to wear a mask when interacting with patients. That would mean that fully vaccinated people can still spread the virus? So why are they saying get vaccinated to protect others. Shouldn’t it be get vaccinated if you wanna protect yourself from hospitalization if you think your immune system can’t can’t the virus. It’s not making sense to me. Just seems like they thought everyone was gonna run and get this vaccine now that people are they are trying force or so the pharmaceutical companies and get their promised money.
Also this means another other than an N95 is useless.
Wonder if this may lead to requiring people seeking care to prove being vaccinated.
I graduated from UMC. When I was there they REQUIRED students to get an annual flu shot and provide proof or they would kick you out. I do not understand how this is ANY different than that. We never complained just took our shot every year and went on about our days.
My religion forbids me to take vaccines. Does this mean I am now persecuted?
10:20 - Of course it will. This will not end with just the employees.
@10:17am - According to your "FDA drug approval process" steps... Let's see, Covid vaccines are at step 4, and soon to be step 5 - which is when UMMC will require them.
Flu vaccines are at step 5.
I'm not sure what your point is other than proving that it will be no different than requiring flu vaccines, like I said.
Was told by a doctor at UMC today that there had been several Covid cases in his department recently, and those cases included fully vaccinated persons. Apparently the cases involved variants. The vaccines are effective, but don’t always prevent catching COVID, but they do have a good record of helping to reduce the severity of the infection.
Since UMMC is in the city of Jackson it is mandatory that everyone wear a mask, even those who are vaccinated. It’s my understanding that Lumumba’s executive order requiring masks overrides any business decision a business can make regarding masks. In other words, a business cannot opt out of the mask requirement for employees who are vaccinated or for any other reason.
10:18 Despite the protestations by the anti-vaxx crowd, no vaccine is 100% effective. There will be and have been breakthrough cases of COVID in fully vaccinated people. That is why everyone will still have to wear a mask around patients; while the risk is much smaller from a vaccinated person it is still not zero.
And as far as masks go, even surgical masks can help prevent the spread of the virus through the air from an infected person to a victim, although it does take an N95 mask to provide individual protection to the potential victim.
See if this makes sense to you. It is not a binary all-or-nothing. Vaccines work very well in preventing infection and spread, but they are not perfect. Until the vaccination rate gets us to herd immunity, hospital staff should wear at least a surgical mask when around medical patients. But if you yourself are at a high risk because you are immunocompromised then you should wear an N95.
We are where we are because ignorant rednecks believe all the conspiracy theories on Fox News and Facebook and we have an abysmal rate of vaccination that is directly responsible for the continued increase in COVID infections.
@10:20, it absolutely will be. That’s how the government will “not” force vaccines. They’ll have private companies (though I should point out UMC is state) do it for them. IE: Biden admin screening Facebook messages for “truth.” We aren’t infringing speech, goyim, The Facebook is!
1 n 10 June rona deaths in MS were fully jabbed people. 12% of hospitalizations in MS are fully jabbed.
Getting the jab has side effects up to and including, death, stroke, heart inflammation.
Getting the jab does not protect you from the rona. Wearing a maskie thing doesn’t protect you from the rona.
Stupid bureaucrats don’t protect you from the rona.
Vaccines are not nor have claimed to be 100%... 80%-99%.
Fully vaccinated people in Mississippi, can get the virus. They are less likely to show symptoms that are obvious. Headache, fatigue, fever or "sniffles" are among the common symptoms.
The Delta variant is more contagious. You anti-vax folks allowed it to take hold here.
I'm now in quarantine for 5 days after being exposed by vaccinated people who dismissed their fatigue, headache as " nothing" until it got worse later in the day. They will be in quarantine for 10 days. Fortunately for others, they are not so stupid as to go " out and about" just because they might , before that time, feel well enough to summon the energy to do so now that they are confirmed positive.
Those who were exposed at the gatherings are cancelling appointments, activities they had looked forward to doing, haircuts and doctor's appointments.
Doctors of those exposed tell us that they are seeing mostly 20-40 year olds and some teens. The less sick are vaccinated ones...the worse off are unvaccinated.
Check in with the hospitals KF.
@10:09am - Let's see, just a few of the marks of the beast claimed just in the past 100 years or so...
-Masks during 1918 flu pandemic
-Every single vaccine in the past 100 years (Measles, Diphtheria, Pertussis, Polio, Smallpox, etc. ad nauseum)
-Nazi Germany
-Nukes
-Social Security Numbers/Cards
-Credit cards
-Credit scores
-NWO & Global Warming (lol)
-Ruby Ridge/Waco
-Literally any government agency that institutes regulations that affect my freedumbs
-RFID chips
-5G
-Bill Gates
-Dr. Fauci
-Cell Phone tracking
-Obama (THANKS OBAMA)
-Obamacare
-Social media
-Covid vaccine
-Biden
So literally anything the general uneducated person doesn’tt understand and/or like.
I hate going to Kroger, so I'm proclaiming that it's the mark of the beast. If I go there, I'm going to hell.
Kidding aside, for those of you claiming "the mark of the beast" - I implore you to actually open your Bibles and read The Book of Revelation. The "Rapture" occurs in the timeline before the mark of the beast. So if you're saved, you won't be around for the mark of the beast anyway. And since you're still here, the rapture hasn't happened. Therefore, the mark of the beast has not come and it's impossible for it to be the Covid vaccine.
So go please get your vaccines if you believe and are saved. If you don't, you're implying that you don't believe in His word. Or you're just an ignorant redneck that attempts to quote the Bible when you think it's convenient for you.
What do I need to do to get this by your censorship this time Kingfish?
Tyranny.
@11:13
Jokes on you I don’t use facebook or watch cable news. I get my conspiracy theories and form my opinions from reading 4chan and I am better informed than you!
@11:13 why so assume that it’s all redneck Fox watching people that don’t want this shot. I’m Black and no affiliation with any political party. I have Black family members that are Democrats and still don’t want this. I have family members that have taken it and still don’t think it should be forced. So let’s stop spreading that narrative that it’s a Democratic vs Republican, Black vs White, Trump vs Biden, ect. It comes down to some people thinking for themselves and deciding that they simply don’t want it for whatever personal reason they have.
Read the Book of Revelations. One will not be able to work or conduct business or trade without the Mark of the Beast. Open your eyes and question EVERYTHING.
I think that any hospital should require the employees to get the shot. If you were sick there would you want to be infected with it? Just tried to book a Fall trip, everything is a shit show still as Canada, parts of Europe still not sure what they are doing. In the 60's we just got our shot and went about our business and polio/small pox was tackled. I'm slightly pissed that unvaxed people will ruin it for the rest of us.
Quit believing all of social media!!!
I think going to church is the mark of the beast. All those sheeple just listen and agree without even thinking. It’s very sad.
In the famous words of the anti-life crowd, my body my choice.
Vax'd or not, you all will still die one way or another.
I ask people, so-called "educated" people every day what they think of Klaus Schwab and The Great Reset. I ask them if they've read any of his recent books, namely "The Fourth Industrial Revolution; Shaping The Fourth Industrial Revolution: COVID-19: The Great Reset"....and all I can think of afterwards is "for lack of knowledge my people perish". Would any of you care to explain the difference between a vaccine safety advocate and an antivaxxer?
You all need to watch "How to become a Tyrant" on Netflix. Right on target for this country at this time.
@2:06
This may come as a surprise to you. Normal people aren’t obsessed with antisemitic conspiracy theories. And you sound unhinged. Maybe you should lay off Info Wars for a little while.
The People's Republik of Kalifornia is now requiring that masks be worn indoors for everyone, even if you are vaccinated.
@12:41pm - It’s the Book of Revelation, no “s.” And it’s clear you haven’t read it. See post from 12:09pm and actually go read Revelation.
Since I know you’re not going to do either, I’ll make it short for you:
No rapture, then no mark of the beast.
Go get vaccinated please.
@2:25 Doesnt read obviously. He's offended that others do. It makes him angry.
At 10:57 AM, I work at a business located within the City of Jackson (in The District), and we are no longer required to wear masks while in the office, despite Mayor Chokwad's ridiculous mandate. As many commenters have said on this blog, nobody listens to or respects Baby Chok.
What's clear 2:39 is you haven't studied Revelation. There is no indication, whatsoever, that the Church will be gone when the mark is implemented.
That is correct 3:17, that is correct.
11:59 is full of shit. 1 in 10 deaths fully vaccinated? OVER 99 PERCENT of Covid deaths have been UNVACCINATED.
JJ, as much as you moderate this site, why on earth do you allow (encourage) the publication of blatant lies?
Body armor requirements at UMMC may prevent more deaths than a vax.
War is Peace.
Freedom is Slavery.
Ignorance is Strength.
Many hospitals required employees to mask up during flu season if they hadn’t received a flu shot before all the Covid madness.
@3:42pm - Rapture of the church then Tribulation. The Mark of the Beast comes during Tribulation. You may have read Revelation but you certainly didn’t comprehend the timeline. Just Google it, it would be easier for you.
Go get vaccinated.
I'm going to type this slowly, maybe you can grasp the meaning. When I say nowhere, in the printed original King James version of the Christian Bible, is the true Church of Jesus Christ raptured before the great tribulation, I do mean nowhere.
Revelation 7:11-17: it speaks of a multitude around the throne of God, John was asked who this multitude was. John's reply to the speaker was that the speaker knew the answer. The speaker said this was they that had COME OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION:
The speaker then went on to describe the blood bought Church of Jesus Christ. You can't COME OUT UNTIL YOU GO IN. I could, as old folk used to say, load your wagon with scripture to support my point. You can't find one that supports yours. This isn't the place for a Bible study.
I will say this before I go. This non-scriptural doctrine was widely spread because of a supposed vision of 15-year-old Margaret MacDonald. 2 Timothy 2:15: "study to show thyself approved". Study, not read.
In 2009, Pfizer had to pay the largest fine in history, 2.3 BILLION dollars. They bribed doctors and suppressed the negative results from their trials.
Discuss all you revelation…. Guess what, billions of people don’t read the Bible, and live happily. I personally nether have and never will. And yes, looking forward to meet my parents in hell!
Which version of "the printed original King James version of the Christian Bible" do you mean? Since most people have never seen, much less read, or know what the ORIGINAL "King James" version included (or even know much about its history and revisions to the current "original" KJV), it is not a distinction without a difference. In any event, given what it was and became, all iterations of the "KJV" are merely another of the myriad translations of translations of politically-selected portions of what could fairly be (and has in the past been) included in a "Christian Bible." And then, there is the "Vulcate," from which the (original), "Oxford," etc. KJV derived.
It is both fascinating and scary that so many people who whip out "the Bible" with such pious certainty know so little about the very thing upon which they base not only their current contextual certainty, but a large portion of their "Christianity." What real difference is there between a canonical "Christian" and a maniacal "Christian?" Why is one man's (or a handful of committees') second- or third-order translation some 300, 1500, or 2000 years after the fact better than another? It would have done God no more good to speak to Moses in "English" (of any type/period) than it would do Him any good to speak to the average person today in period "Aramaic."
People of that period knew that certain things caused sicknesses in humans - hence the numerous religious dietary and hygiene "laws" - even if they didn't know the precise pathology. Based upon the substantial evidence I'd suggest that doing something as simple as wearing something over the nose and mouth during a fucking pandemic would have made the cut.
UMMC has to mandate it.....they're under the thumb of the Feds, and thus will do as they are told - or otherwise go bankrupt.
There is no federal mandate. But UMMC has for years been mandating a flu shot.
So, what are the long term side effects of the vaccine? We know the answer with most meds, but no one has any idea about the vaccine. We don’t even know the answer to what the possible side effects are in a year. It is great to have the vaccine in certain situations. If my elderly mother were alive, I would have taken it in order to spend significant time with her. If I worked with immunocompromised patients, I would probably take it. But, we are not all in the same situation and the vaccine presents many unknowns when you “follow the science”.
Just for a comparison, there was a double blind research study with 1.8 million children for a year prior to the release of the polio vaccine. I’m not saying that the vaccine should not have been released as soon as it was found, but everyone that hasn’t lined up for the vaccine is not ignorant.
At least one of the major Jackson hospitals has been on bypass/diversion for the past ~2 weeks. Between normal sick/ICU patients, corona patients, and staff shortages (due to corona) things are slammed already. This will not end well.
But please, vaccine deniers, keep your head in the sand. By getting, and dying from corona you can own: the libs, Biden, Fauci, scientists, and even me.
The Covid vaccine is not FDA approved. It has received an emergency authorization approval. I'm no fool for waiting to take this vaccine. I don't give a damn what anyone says.
Get off the phone and back to work. Those bed pans ain't going to change themselves, 6:02.
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