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Nurse Calls Mississippi Hospital's COVID Vaccine Mandate 'Slap in the Face,' Others Protest

By Newsweek  
   September 03, 2021

A Mississippi nurse called Baptist Memorial Healthcare's COVID-19 vaccine mandate a "slap in the face" as others protest the against rule that requires vaccination of hospital staff by November 1, the Oxford Eagle reported.

A demonstration of over 100 against the mandate ensued Wednesday outside the hospital, made up of hospital workers, family members and children. Nurse Informaticist Lacy Cunningham said she supports vaccination but can't get vaccinated herself like some of her family members due to health reasons.

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