Yes. We would never ask our teammates to do something we did not think was safe.
The COVID-19 vaccines have undergone some of the most intensive safety monitoring in U.S. history. The vaccines have been through rigorous trials and are safe, highly effective in protecting our communities (even against the variants) and are critically important to saving lives and eliminating COVID-19.
It is a good thing that leaders around the world have used tremendous resources so that we could quickly develop a vaccine. No vaccine or medical research has had that kind of effort behind it in decades. Since scientists had been working on the technology behind the vaccines (like mRNA) for many years, we were ready to put that knowledge to use when it was needed most.
The CDC and the FDA continue to monitor individuals who have received the vaccine to ensure there's no evidence of even rare safety issues. We understand some of you might be nervous about the vaccine, but as healthcare workers, we have a duty to protect our patients and each other, and we would never seek to put our teammates in harm's way. We believe getting the vaccine will safely protect you, your family and our patients. Please also keep in mind that COVID-19 can be a fatal or debilitating disease, even in young healthy people. The risks from contracting the virus are greater than the possible risks from receiving the vaccine.