💉 Nurse Sues New Jersey Hospital That Denied Her Religious Exemption for Flu Vaccine Alexandra Clark, a behavioral health nurse at Saint Clare’s Health in Denville, filed the complaint last month after the hospital emailed her saying it wasn’t accepting religious exemptions for the 2024 flu season. The denial was an abrupt policy shift. Clark — a devout Catholic who has worked for Saint Clare’s Health since December 2023 — previously was granted a religious exemption from the hospital’s flu vaccine mandate. “Ms. Clark has now been left with the choice to either abandon her religious beliefs or lose her job,” according to her complaint. Clark isn’t alone. Her attorney is seeking class-action status on behalf of the “hundreds” of current and prospective employees also denied religious exemptions this fall. Dominique Venezia, a New Jersey Chapter leader for Children’s Health Defense, commended Clark for bringing the suit. “A religious exemption is an individual right that should not be challenged,” Venezia told The Defender. READ MORE ⬇️ https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/nurse-sues-new-jersey-hospital-religious-exemption-flu-vaccine/?utm_source=sovren&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20241105

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