Companies hope to avoid fights while requiring some jabs

The question of forcing employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine is top of mind for many businesses in the region. But entities from a hospital to a wealth management firm to a radio station conglomerate have already answered the question: the answer is yes. 

At one of those entities, Naples-based NCH Healthcare System, requiring workers to get a vaccine is nothing new. “We took an oath to do no harm when we graduated,” says Jon Kling, COO of the Naples community health organization, which has nearly 5,000 employees. “Vaccines have always been a requirement.”