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Guiding Principle 5 for Nurses and the COVID-19 Vaccines: Safety

Monday, January 25, 2021   (0 Comments)
Posted by: Lisa Presutti
daniel-schludi-ZeMRI9vO71o-unsplash_RSZ_1802866.jpgANA has released Guiding Principles for Nurses and the COVID-19 Vaccines. The last of the 5 principles is safety.
The balance of safety and efficacy and the perception of personal risk versus overall benefit are at the core of acceptability of immunization practices. The known and potential benefits of a COVID-19 vaccine must outweigh the known and potential risks. ANA strongly recommends that registered nurses be vaccinated against COVID-19. However, we recognize that without a well-established safety profile, the risk-benefit analysis could be such that nurses choose not to be vaccinated. We do not believe nurses should be retaliated against if they do not choose to be vaccinated.
Learn more about the principles here