DETROIT (AP) — COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for employees at one of Michigan's largest health care providers.
Henry Ford Health System in southeastern Michigan said the policy starts Sept. 10 and covers employees, medical students and contractors.
Nearly 70 percent of 33,000 staff members have been fully vaccinated, Henry Ford Health said Tuesday.
“We acknowledge the magnitude of this decision and we did not make it lightly. ... Safety and infection prevention are everyone’s responsibility," said Wright Lassiter III, president and chief executive.
There will be exemptions for people with medical or religious reasons. Henry Ford Health said employees already are required to get a flu shot every year and stay current with vaccinations for other diseases.
The Detroit-based health system has five acute care hospitals: four in the Detroit area and one in Jackson. It has treated thousands of people with COVID-19.
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