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ICYMI: Several Hospital Workers Suspended For Anti-Vaccine Stance

Health care workers faced a state-mandated deadline of midnight on Monday to get at least one COVID-19 dose.

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Several dozen workers at Mount Sinai South Nassau have been suspended without pay due to the state's vaccine mandate.
Several dozen workers at Mount Sinai South Nassau have been suspended without pay due to the state's vaccine mandate. (Ellyn Santiago/Patch)

OCEANSIDE, NY — Mount Sinai South Nassau has placed 65 employees on an unpaid suspension for defying the state vaccine mandate. Approximately an additional 100 employees have applied for a religious exemption.

"These cases are being reviewed on a case-by-case basis," a spokesperson for Mount Sinai South Nassau said.

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