On Monday, the Department of Veterans Affairs declared that COVID-19 vaccinations will now be mandatory for its healthcare workers, making it the first federal government agency to enact such a policy.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Dennis McDonough made the announcement on Monday and has given the agency's healthcare workers eight weeks to comply.
"We're mandating vaccines for Title 38 employees because it's the best way to keep veterans safe, especially as the Delta variant spreads across the country," McDonough said in a statement. "Whenever a veteran or a VA employee sets foot in a VA facility, they deserve to know that we have done everything in our power to protect them from COVID-19," he continued. "With this mandate, we can once again make—and keep—that fundamental promise."
"In recent weeks," McDonough added, "VA has lost four employees to COVID-19—all of whom were unvaccinated. At least three of those employees died because of the increasingly prevalent Delta variant."
According to the statement, physicians, dentists, podiatrists, optometrists, registered nurses, physician assistants, expanded-function dental auxiliaries and chiropractors will be included under the mandate's stipulations.
Join and support independent free thinkers!
We’re independent and can’t be cancelled. The establishment media is increasingly dedicated to divisive cancel culture, corporate wokeism, and political correctness, all while covering up corruption from the corridors of power. The need for fact-based journalism and thoughtful analysis has never been greater. When you support The Post Millennial, you support freedom of the press at a time when it's under direct attack. Join the ranks of independent, free thinkers by supporting us today for as little as $1.
Remind me in September
We will use this to send you a single email in September 2020. To find out what personal data we collect and how we use it, please visit our Privacy Policy
