LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After initially posting an updated policy requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for visitors to all Norton Healthcare facilities, the company revised the policy twice Friday before removing any reference to the vaccinations.
The latest revision, posted to Norton Healthcare’s website Friday afternoon, contains no mention of COVID-19 vaccinations – a change from revisions emailed to media and posted online earlier in the day.
A screenshot of Norton Healthcare's website when it originally stated vaccines would be required.
On Friday morning, Norton posted a revised visitors policy that said vaccinations and masks would be required for visitors, only to change it less than an hour later saying that visitors "should be vaccinated," but that a vaccination would not be required.
“What was posted was in error; it was not an approved policy,” said Maggie Roetker, Norton Healthcare public relations director Friday afternoon. “The policies posted on websites were corrected as soon as we realized they were wrong.”
"All visitors to Norton Healthcare adult and children hospitals and outpatient care areas must be vaccinated in addition to wearing a mask," the original policy said.
A screenshot of Norton Healthcare's website after the second change was made.
Norton then changed the website to say "all visitors to Norton Healthcare adult and children hospitals and outpatient care areas should be vaccinated in addition to wearing a mask."
That second change was in error as well, Roetker said.
Later Friday, Norton revised the visitors’ policy a third time to remove any reference to COVID-19 vaccinations.
“We feel that the safest thing for everyone is to require vaccinations, and that is why we recommend all visitors should be vaccinated. But it is not part of our approved policy," Roetker said.
To view the full visitors policy, click here.
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