Houston’s Methodist Hospital, the first hospital in the country to enforce a vaccine mandate, is now concerned that it may face a crisis due to staffing shortages. At least 153 employees were either fired or quit after refusing the vaccine.
The hospital also required employees to take a vaccine booster, disregarding the fact that the vaccine did not produce immunity.
Houston Methodist Hospital fired hundreds of employees for being unvaccinated, but their internal announcement on Dec 23 says employee cases are on the rise. At an almost 100% vaccination rate, what gives? And, what happens when people still get Covid with the 3rd shot? https://t.co/qAaszLmI6f pic.twitter.com/4RwWlCaEBU
— Charlie (@CharlieBayer8) December 25, 2021
Houston Methodist executive vice president and chief physician, Dr. Robert Phillips wrote an internal email on July 12 obtained by The Epoch Times saying,
“What is worrisome is the climbing number of our employees who cannot work because they are home sick with COVID-19. Almost 400 employees tested positive last week,”
Jennifer Bridges, a nurse fired by Methodist for refusing the vaccine, responded to Dr. Phillips’ memo. She told Epoch Times,
“This only proves our point that the vaccine doesn’t work. A true vaccine would prevent you from catching the virus. It’s time Methodist owns up to its mistakes.”
“The patients are suffering in the hospitals, and the little staff they have are overworked due to these shortages. It’s sad that they would rather keep away very healthy, unvaccinated nurses with natural immunity when they need us so badly” she added.
Dr. Mary Bowden was suspended from Houston Methodist after promoting Ivermectin and early treatments for COVID-19 patients. She publicly opposed vaccine mandates and accused the hospital of not complying with transparency laws on covid funding.
Doctor who quit her job after being suspended for promoting ivermectin, criticizing mandates sues Houston Methodist Hospital for COVID data, financial reports https://t.co/kksX1kw2jM
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) January 19, 2022
She remains a public critic of the vaccine, sharing that a portion of her patients are being treated for vaccine reactions.
Sadly this is a daily occurrence. 10- 15% of my new patient appointment are for reactions to the shot.#StoptheShots pic.twitter.com/QpFPXJCUWW
— Dr Mary Talley Bowden (@BreatheMD) July 16, 2022
John Hopkins Dr. Marty Makary also responded to the unscientific way natural immunity has been handled, saying the “CDC ignoring natural immunity is like having the head of NASA believe the earth is flat.”
Johns Hopkins' Dr. Marty Makary on more boosters & the politicization of the CDC:
"The head of the CDC ignoring natural immunity is like having the head of NASA believe the earth is flat."
"You cannot keep pumping boosters in people every three to six months in perpetuity …" pic.twitter.com/WWrMUCW2gz
— Scott Morefield (@SKMorefield) April 9, 2022
Makary addressed the situation at Houston Methodist saying,
“When Methodist fired nurses who had natural immunity for not being vaccinated, they fired those least likely to spread the infection at the workplace,” “Many nurses have circulating antibodies that neutralize the COVID virus, but they are not antibodies that Methodist hospital recognizes.”
New study indicates natural immunity offers greater protection from COVID-19 than vaccines: https://t.co/75jcOY3jlN
“Natural Immunity wins again,” Johns Hopkins's Dr. Martin Makary tweeted alongside a link to the study. pic.twitter.com/O8Pr8FTWMQ
— Local 12/WKRC-TV (@Local12) June 26, 2022