[MCOH-EH] Fwd: CDC defined High Risk hospital employees and vaccination

[Tayseer Mustafa]

Hi Dr Tom 
That’s a very good question .In my opinion I would recommend Managemnt to look into adopting new ways of work ie revisiting the accommodations and consider what can stay as a permanent new method of delivery of  health care .By this I mean consideration of making methods like telemedicine a norm and if those healthcare workers can do remote tasks I would recommend that they carry on and accept this as a new way of work rather than an accommodation. 
There is a great deal that we still do not know about the COVID and the vaccine and also new methods of delivery healthcare have emerged and I think these are here to stay .
🙏
Tayseer
Dr Tayseer Mustafa
MFOM Ireland ,AFOM UK,DipOCcMed UK,MBBS,MACOEM,IOMSC,MESOM,

> On 11 Jan 2021, at 3:25 AM, John Keogh <dr.jtkeogh at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 
> Hi Colleagues,
> I would appreciate any input on this question.
> 
> Dr.Tom Keogh
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> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: John Keogh <dr.jtkeogh at gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 11:48 AM
> Subject: CDC defined High Risk hospital employees and vaccination
> To: <jchristian at gmail.com>, Jennifer Christian <jennifer.christian at webility.md>
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> 
> Happy New Year Jennifer,
> 
> I hope you enjoyed the holidays and had some down time.
> 
> I have been asked a question.regarding our CDC defined high risk for COVID19 hospital workers.   Our staff that were off on accommodations for COVID are starting to get vaccinated. Wondering once they are vaccinated, can they return to their former positions?  And if so,  how long do we have to wait after they are vaccinated?
> What do you think of this question ?
>  To me these employees are in the high risk group for Covid and are off work or accommodated in non patient care and even after 2 vaccinations they are only 95 percent protected. These health care workers would still be vulnerable . What do you think? I have to get back to management in 2 days.
> 
> I don’t need an answer today, but I hope we can discuss it soon. 😊
> Regards,
> Tom
> 
> Dr. J. Thomas Keogh 
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