In this Nurses' Roundtable, 6 nurse podcasters representing 5 podcasts, 4 states, and 2 countries came together to speak our minds about the continuing COVID pandemic and the battle over vaccines.

Listen to this long, minimally edited conversation among Sara and Amie of the Gritty Nurse podcast, Tina of Good Nurse, Bad Nurse, Kevin of the Art of Emergency Nursing, and Adrianne of Nursing Uncensored.

The Roundtable covers a range of topics in no particular order. Some of those topics include vaccine mandates, the responses in their communities, what sort of trends they're seeing in their hospitals, and their frustrations. They also discuss controversial topics like bodily autonomy vs community responsibility, vaccines and fertility, as well as how children are affected by the choices we make as adults.

The opinions expressed are those of only the person expressing them and they have the right to change said opinions upon the presentation of new evidence and information - because that’s what nurses do. Please listen responsibly and engage in civil discourse - we’re happy to do the same.

Mentioned Articles and links:

Five NC Hospital Systems Will Now Require COVID-19 Vaccines For Employees
https://www.wfae.org/health/2021-07-22/six-nc-hospital-systems-will-now-require-covid-19-vaccines-for-employees

https://abc11.com/covid-19-vaccine-unc-hospital-duke-health-mandate/10903755/

153 people resigned or were fired from a Texas hospital system after refusing to get vaccinated
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/22/houston-methodist-loses-153-employees-vaccine-mandate/

Lawsuit over Houston Methodist's COVID-19 vaccine mandate dismissed
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/lawsuit-over-houston-methodist-s-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-dismissed.html

Supreme Court Ruling in 1905 about vaccine mandates
Https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/197/11

Covid and Fertility

Sperm Parameters Before and After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2781360

COVID-19 Vaccines for People Who Would Like to Have a Baby
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/planning-for-pregnancy.html

COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations for Obstetric–Gynecologic Care
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-advisory/articles/2020/12/covid-19-vaccination-considerations-for-obstetric-gynecologic-care


You can find each of these podcasters on the web:
The Gritty Nurse
grittynurse.com

Art of Emergency Nursing
artofemergencynursing.com

Good Nurse, Bad Nurse
goodnursebadnurse.com

Nursing Uncensored
linktr.ee/nursinguncensoredpodcast

The Neurodivergent Nurse
linktr.ee/TheNeurodivergentNurse

If you’re a nurse podcaster and you’re interested in being in a future roundtable, please send us a message on Instagram or at nursepodcasterscollective@gmail.com.

Thanks to all our guests for joining in on this Roundtable!