Thousands of USA healthcare workers are being fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccination. We are creating a shortage of healthcare workers, while recruiting third world nation nurses who likely aren’t trained equally, or fluent in English in some cases. This despite the FACT that the so called vaccination does NOT prevent contracting or SPREADING COVID-19. In some states, already vaccinated COVID-19 infected workers are being allowed to work IN THE HOSPITALS, but unvaccinated healthy workers are being fired. We have empty wards at hospitals, which creates the illusion of hospitals being jammed with COVID-19 patients. This is insane. When will our healthcare leaders (CDC, WHO, NIH, etc.) admit they are WRONG, and repeal these crazy mandates? Dr. Gitt
Hospitals across the U.S. turning to foreign nurses as healthcare workers are fired over vaccine mandates
Upwards of 5,000 international nurses are waiting on approval for U.S. visas
Nurses face burnout as COVID enters third year
Dr. April Kapu on nurses and other health care workers facing severe exhaustion and burnout and the shortage of employees in health care facilities.
Short-staffed hospitals across the country are turning to international nurses to fill staff shortages as thousands of healthcare workers across the country are being cut loose for not submitting to a coronavirus vaccine.
Administrators at Billings Clinic in Montana have contracts with two dozen international nurses and is one of “scores” of hospitals across the country bringing in nurses from other countries to address staffing issues including retirements, according to an NPR report.
WEEKS AFTER MINNESOTA NURSES WARN OF STAFFING CRISIS, MAYO CLINIC FIRES 700 UNVACCINATED WORKERS
The report states that a backlog of more than 5,000 international nurses are waiting from countries like Ghana, Thailand, and the Philippines to be cleared to obtain visa approval to work in U.S. hospitals.
“We are seeing an absolute boom in requests for international nurses,” Lesley Hamilton-Powers, a board member of AAIHR and a vice president for Avant Healthcare Professionals in Florida, said.
The push for more international nurses comes as thousands of nurses and healthcare workers across the country are losing their hospital jobs over coronavirus vaccine requirements.
Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic recently fired 700 unvaccinated employees who did not submit to coronavirus vaccines. Over 500 healthcare workers have been fired in Massachusetts for disobeying vaccine mandates and over 30,000 healthcare workers in New York have been fired.
“We worked so hard last year,” Jennifer Bridges, a Texas nurse fired in November over vaccine requirements told Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “I mean, we were there through thick and thin when we had no help… it was horrible. And these people that are putting forth these rules right now for us and kicking us to the curb, they weren’t there. They weren’t even in the building to be seen for months. They were staying at home while we were doing all the work.”