{"id":10515,"date":"2021-02-11T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T00:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10515"},"modified":"2021-02-21T16:40:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:40:16","slug":"healthcare-workers-who-refuse-vaccination-can-be-removed-says-hse-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=10515","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare workers who refuse vaccination can be removed, says HSE chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health and Safety Act allows for the removal of staff from frontline positions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Irish Times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ronan McGreevy, Mark Hilliard<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>HSE chief executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/topics\/topics-7.1213540?article=true&amp;tag_person=Paul+Reid\">Paul Reid<\/a> has suggested that healthcare workers who refuse to take the vaccine may be removed from their posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Reid said it was \u201cinexcusable\u201d for any healthcare worker who works with patients not to take the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said everyone had a right to refuse a vaccine if they wished, but the Health and Safety Act allowed for workers to be removed if they were regarded as a threat to other people. . . 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