Despite protests and vocal backlash, a statewide vaccine mandate for all healthcare workers in Maine has led to barely any employees resigning.
An analysis by the Maine Beacon found that only one out of every 500 staff members at hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the state quit their jobs over the mandate.
Maine Gov Janet Mills implemented the mandate on August 12, and it will go into effect on October 1.
The results show that those that have opposed the mandate are largely a 'vocal minority,' according to the analysis.
Despite protests against a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in Maine, less than 0.2% of employees actually left their jobs because of the order. Pictured: An anti-vaccine mandate protest in Lewiston, Maine, August 21
Gov Janet Mills (pictured) gave all healthcare workers in the state until October 29 to get vaccinated in order to remain employed
The two largest healthcare providers in Maine both report that less than 0.2 percent of employees have decided to resign due to the mandate.
Maine Health, the largest provider in the state, reports that 0.19 percent of their workforce resigned due to the mandate.
Northern Light, the second largest provider, told the Beacon that 20 out of more than 10,000 employees have resigned due to the mandate - also less than 0.2 percent.
Mills announced plans to put a vaccine mandate in place in mid-August.
The mandate received backlash from anti-vaccine, anti-mandate and conservative groups and lawmakers in the state.
State Rep Heidi Sampson even compared the mandates to actions taken by the Nazis against Jewish people during the Holocaust.
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