North Carolina hospital system fires 175 employees who have not gotten vaccinated

Novant Health, a massive hospital system in North Carolina that has made the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for its employees, suspended 375 employees across 15 hospitals and 800 clinics last week for not complying with the mandate. But over a five-day period, 200 employees agreed to get the vaccine, Megan Rivers, the hospital's director of media & influencer relations said in a tweet. More than 99% of the hospital system's 35,000 employees are vaccinated, Rivers said. 

The remaining 175 who were suspended last week have been fired, according to CBS affiliate WWAY. 

Novant announced its mandatory vaccination policy in July, with a deadline of September 15, WWAY reports.