Nurse Fired For Refusing Flu Shot Over Religious Beliefs, Sparking Protests

Nurse Fired For Refusing Flu Shot Over Religious Beliefs, Sparking Protests
A nurse had her job at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, terminated after she requested to be exempted from getting a flu vaccine for religious reasons on Nov. 26, 2018. A protest took place outside the hospital on Nov. 27, 2018. Nalia Aubuchon
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Fury has erupted over a nurse being fired from a hospital after asking not to receive the flu vaccine for religious reasons. Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, confirmed at least one employee has been dismissed for violating a policy requiring staff to have mandatory flu shots, according to the Associated Press.

The unidentified nurse finished work at the hospital on Nov. 26, sparking a protest outside the very next day, protest coordinator and friend of the nurse Nelia Aubuchon told NTD on Nov. 29.

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