TRENTON, N.J. (1010 WINS) — A New Jersey hospital network that mandated COVID-19 vaccines for high-ranking staff members has fired six employees who refused to comply with the policy, according to a new report.
In a statement provided to ABC News on Tuesday, RWJBarnabas Health said six out of nearly 3,000 supervisory staffers opted not to get vaccinated, in violation of the policy the health care system announced in May.
“As of July 14, 2,979 staff members, or 99.7%, who are at the supervisor level and above, have been fully vaccinated or received medical and religious exemptions or a deferral,” the network said.
“Regrettably, six (6) staff at the supervisor level and above have not complied with the mandate and are no longer employees of RWJBH, per our policy.”
The hospital network did not say where the six staffers worked, according to the outlet.
RWJBarnabas Health will soon require all staff members and physicians to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the outlet reported.