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Meharry says employees required to get vaccinated

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Another medical establishment in Nashville, Tennessee, says it will require employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

Meharry Medical College President and CEO and Professor of Internal Medicine James Hildreth made the announcement Sunday on Twitter, WSMV-TV reported. Meharry joins Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Ascension St. Thomas in requiring that employees get the vaccine.

Hildreth said employees will have until Oct. 1 to get vaccinated. A vaccine requirement was already in place for students and clinical staff.