119 UCHealth Employees Fired After COVID Vaccination Deadline Passes

From CBS Denver:

DENVER (CBS4) – UCHealth reports 119 employees were fired recently for not having been vaccinated against COVID-19 or given a medical or religious exemption. Employees had until Oct. 1 to get vaccinated.

The hospital system employs 26,500 people across the state. Officials say those who were fired make up .5% of their workforce.

The hospital says health care employees have been through a lot in the last 18 months.

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