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This blog post reproduces a farewell message by nurse Emmi Nurmilaakso addressed to her coworkers. She criticizes COVID-era vaccine passport and workplace vaccination requirements in healthcare, argues that unvaccinated workers were stigmatized, and explains that she is leaving her job rather than comply. The text frames the issue as one of bodily autonomy, open discussion, and labor conditions in the care sector.

Emmi Nurmilaakso

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Author
Emmi Nurmilaakso
Date
2022-01-10
Published
2022-01-10
Intended for
coworkers in healthcare and others following the debate on COVID vaccination requirements
Author's life context

The author presents herself as a healthcare worker in hospital pediatric wards who is leaving her position because she refuses workplace vaccination-pass requirements. She says her contract was not worth continuing under rules that would leave her without substitute work or income support.

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