Mayo Clinic fires 700 workers who failed to comply with Covid vaccine mandate

"We need to take all steps necessary to keep our patients, workforce, visitors and communities safe," the Mayo Clinic said in a statement.

By Chantal Da Silva

The Mayo Clinic fired roughly 700 employees who failed to comply with the nonprofit medical center's mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy. 

Workers at the Mayo Clinic had been given until Monday to get their first dose of a vaccine or obtain a medical or religious exemption to the rule. They were also expected not to delay on receiving a second dose if they had already gotten the first jab.

Hundreds of employees failed to meet those requirements and were let go, the Mayo Clinic said in a statement shared with NBC News on Wednesday.