STL health care system to require employees to be vaccinated

St. Louis-based SSM Health announced it would require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

The decision impacting nearly 40,000 employees, health care providers and volunteers goes into effect at the end of September.

“These vaccines have been proven to be safe and effective at providing long-lasting immunity to COVID-19,” said Dr. Todd Shuman, SSM Health's chief medical officer. “However, we haven’t yet reached a level of vaccination that provides herd immunity, which is why we’re continuing to see dangerous surges in many communities.”

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