Sep 16, 2021 - Health

France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers without pay

Matt Lavietes

A nurse tends to a patient in France. — A nurse tends to a patient at a hospital in France. Photo: Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty images.

France has suspended about 3,000 health workers without pay for failing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Reuters reports.

Driving the news: The suspensions came after Wednesday's government-imposed deadline for the country's 2.7 million health workers to get at least one dose of the vaccine.

What they're saying: Health Minister Olivier Veran told French RTL radio that despite the suspensions, "it hasn't been chaos," per Reuters.

He added that while some workers have resigned, "most of the suspensions are only temporary ... many have decided to get vaccinated as they see that the vaccination mandate is a reality."

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