The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS or Penn Medicine) still requires employees to get the COVID-19 shot. Recently Penn Medicine sent a letter to its employees letting them know that if they have a religious objection to the vaccine related to aborted baby cell lines, the Novavax shot uses no such cells in its development, testing or production.
And while Penn Medicine is not currently adding safety precautions for its employees who have not received the COVID shot, the letter warns that depending on circumstances, it may become necessary to reintroduce precautions such as masking, wearing eye protection, daily screening, testing, social distancing, and dining alone.
