Patient Safety | 11.15.22
Children's Hospital Employee Sues Over Firing for Refusal to Get COVID-19 Shots
by Universal Hub
Judy Martin, a technician who helped administer EEG exams at Boston Children's Hospital, is suing the facility over her firing late last year for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccination shots. In her lawsuit, Martin says the hospital should have given her a medical exemption due to the fact that she might be allergic to a particular chemical used in the vaccines. She says she suffered problems, including temporary blindness in one eye, after she had gotten a shot against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. That vaccine, like the COVID-19 vaccines, contains polysorbate 80. Her suit charges that the hospital discriminated against her under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Martin is seeking lost wages, damages, and lawyers' fees.
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