About 1 in 8 nurses haven't gotten a COVID-19 vaccine or don't plan to get one, a new survey finds,

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

As coronavirus hospitalizations surge again because of the Delta variant, America's hospitals are dealing with another obstacle: 1 in 8 nurses haven't gotten a COVID-19 vaccine or don't plan to get one, a new survey finds, potentially squeezing the already low supply of health workers.

The American Nurses Association surveyed nearly 5,000 nurses across the US in order to learn more about the questions and concerns they have about the vaccine. 25% of the nurses surveyed said they do not trust or are unsure that the coronavirus vaccines available are safe and effective. Out of those who do not intend to get vaccinated, 84% said that there was not enough information about the long-term effects of the vaccine.

Health experts have repeatedly said that vaccines are doing a very good job keeping people alive, out of the hospital, and healthy, and that any negative side-effects would be evident within a couple months after administration.

A majority of the nurses surveyed were hospital workers in medium to large hospitals with 100 to over 1,000 beds and 71% provide direct care to patients at the facilities.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/about-1-in-8-nurses-havent-gotten-a-covid-19-vaccine-or-dont-plan-to-get-one-a-new-survey-finds-setting-up-the-potential-for-more-staffing-shortages-at-hospitals/ar-AANSo9n

Long term effect? You're less likely to be attached to a ventilator and or infect others.

[Texaswitchy]

1. How sad.

Need to stay away from hospitals.

[Irish_Dem]

2. They need to find a new line of work. And soon.

[Hortensis]

9. Agree. I'm sure most of this is acting out factional hostilities.

Despicable.

But in the real world I wish counseling with stronger standards were options right now. As we see, a person can have the ability to set up treatment algorithm but not be insightful and honest enough with themselves to realize what's very wrong about what they're doing on their own. If things hadn't gone so dreadfully wrong on such a large scale, they would have been required to meet professional standards.

[Irish_Dem]

11. The point of holding a medical license is that the professional puts aside personal issues

and follows standard of care and ethical guidelines. The state boards are clear that you cannot act out your own beliefs, you have to follow state law and ethics.

Also if they have such bad judgement about their own health and don't care about the health of their patients, I am not sure counseling will be successful. Before I retired, I had contact with these kind of health care professionals, who just did their own thing. It was almost impossible to get them to follow standard of care.

[albacore]

3. I'd like to know the religious affiliation of those nurses who are anti-vaxxers.

One of the reasons people go into nursing is to comfort the sick.
Some of those folks might not have the science to do the actual job.

[Initech]

4. If you don't get the vaccine you have no business working for a hospital.

I'm tired of this shit.

[PortTack]

5. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[CozyMystery]

13. I think all medical professionals should be vaccinated, and fired if they refuse.

But I don't know if that's legal to do or not.

[xmas74]

16. It is legal

And it's already being done in several hospitals.

[mucifer]

17. Every nurse in the state of Illinois has to have their first vaccine by 9/5 mandated by

Governor Pritzker last Thursday.

Also every teacher and professor in the state has to be vaccinated.

In Chicago every city employee has to be vaccinated.

Nurses and police officers are freaking out.

I believe many will leave for other states. The delta came here late. Our government here is trying to stop delta before we become like Florida. We have the same vaccination rate as Florida 53% fully vaxxed. We just got Delta later.

[xmas74]

24. They can teach in Missouri

But theyll probably catch it. They'll also experience a huge shock on their first paycheck.

[captain queeg]

6. Certainly all care workers in hospitals need to accept vaccination.

Lots of other jobs should require it too. The workplace can have rules. I used to have to wear a hairnet when I worked in a meat plant. I didn’t like it but it was the rule. I think the requirement had legal standing as well. Seat belts, no driving while intoxicated, steel toed work boots, etc. just quit whining and get on board an this could be the last surge, but it’s not going to happen.

[Silent3]

7. Not at all good enough, but at least it's a higher percentage than average n/t

[boston bean]

8. I don't want them anywhere near me.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. I do not want these idiots treating me

[mackdaddy]

12. My nephew's wife is an RN and does not want to get the vaccine.

Now that the full approval is issued the hospital she works for is going to require the vaccination.

I see her discussions of facebook and she believe some Doctors BS about some negative effects. Basically she will have to quit or get the vaccine now.

With hundreds of millions of doses given, I just do not get the logic.

She does have two kids under 10 in school, and I think Delta will sweep through everybody. My mother had covid back in January/February and survived by she is 87 and has permanent damage to her health.

One thing I would say in my nephews wife defense is that 10 years ago she had to get the Swine Flu vaccine when she was over 8 months pregnant and lost the baby within days of getting the shot because the placenta detached, possibly as an immune reaction, but who knows. But she is not pregnant now.

[fescuerescue]

14. These nurses need talk to real medical professionals who are licensed

Or at least check in here at DU to get educated.

Because they obviously don't know jack about Corona or vaccines.

[Ms. Toad]

15. About 1 in 8 nurses should find a new professions. n/t

[OhioChick]

18. I've read that 98% of physicians have been vaccinated but many nurses are refusing...

Anyone in healthcare that refuses to be vaccinated, should be fired.

[Rhiannon12866]

19. My friend who works in the ER of the local hospital said the vaccine is mandated by the end of Sept

For anyone who works there. Both of my friends who work there got the Pfizer back in January, they had to drive downstate to a major hospital to get it, but were given a $100 bonus for doing it. They were the first people I knew to get vaccinated. Anyone who didn't take advantage of this offer - or get it for free in any pharmacy locally - is now out of a job unless they get it PDQ.

[UTUSN]

20. I just can't fathom this.

[Footay]

21. It's mind-boggling to me

I work in a hospital in a non-clinical role. I was able to receive my first shot in December. I remember feeling extremely guilty about getting it, as I didn't want to take it from a nurse or doctor. Never did I imagine that any healthcare worker who lived through the horror of 2020 in healthcare would not want it.

[Lars39]

22. At this point, if they don't have a personal medical history

reason then yank their damn license.

[lagomorph777]

23. Pull their licenses.

They should not be allowed near patients ever again.