Devon E. Jones, RN BSN
This email was written in November 2021 opposing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate my employer, Overlook Hospital of Atlantic Health System, implemented in December of 2021.
The Leadership of Atlantic Health System,
Atlantic Health System’s (AHS) leadership has required the COVID-19 vaccine for their employees or their employees will face unclear consequences, implied termination. Yes, accommodations are allowed under AHS’s COVID-19 requirement but I am unable to meet the accommodation’s limited scope. I understand that the COVID-19 vaccine requirement is an overreaching national requirement but Atlantic Health has chosen to comply. By complying, AHS’s leadership has transferred the burden of coercion onto their employees.
Understanding of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines is continuing to evolve and I do not feel that I can give informed consent at this time. I do not feel there is adequate transparency or accountability on the part of vaccine manufacturers or the governmental agencies and companies requiring the COVID-19 vaccines about the benefits, side effects, or outcomes from the COVID-19 vaccine or the requirements for employees to be vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine.
At this time, I choose not to comply with AHS’s requirement of the COVID-19 vaccine. I hold AHS responsible for the potentially negative health outcomes and emotional and financial duress that having to choose between my employment and self-determination is causing for myself and my family.
As an employee of Atlantic Health System, I am asking that Atlantic Health System’s Leadership please reconsider their COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
Sincerely,
Devon E. Jones, RN BSN
Today, despite the global rollout of covid-19 vaccines and treatments, the anonymised participant level data underlying the trials for these new products remain inaccessible to doctors, researchers, and the public—and are likely to remain that way for years to come. 16 This is morally indefensible for all trials, but especially for those involving major public health interventions.
The British Medical Journal
