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Journal Article
Hidden behind a cloak of silence and exclusion: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals and mandated COVID-19 vaccinations
2025
Overview
Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa), like many countries, experienced widespread demand for health services, threatening to collapse the health system. In addition to stringent border control, isolation policies for those with COVID-19, and instituting lockdowns, the government imposed a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for groups of essential workers, including healthcare professionals. Some literature argues that the COVID-19 vaccine mandates restrict individuals' freedoms through the loss of employment, income, and status as a healthcare professional. This qualitative research explored how COVID-19 vaccine mandates impacted healthcare professionals. Data from eight in-depth interviews with former healthcare professionals who experienced termination of their employment, and four managers or business owners were thematically analysed. The theme, Mandate-Induced Traumatic Decision-Making and Loss and two sub-themes, A Change in Attitudes and Ongoing Impacts on Lives, were identified. We found the COVID-19 vaccine mandates had detrimental impacts on those healthcare professionals affected by their decision not to have or complete COVID-19 vaccinations. Despite what participants believed were legitimate reasons for not being vaccinated, they experienced ongoing trauma and psychological, unemployment, and financial harm. The findings question the public good benefits of the vaccine mandate when it restricts the freedom, autonomy, and agency of much-needed healthcare professionals, which provide useful insights.
