Around 4,000 medical professionals in the Australian state of Queensland have been suspended after failing to meet a vaccine mandate for public health workers. Health Minister Yvette D’Ath revealed that around ten percent of the 100,000-strong public healthcare workforce had yet to be vaccinated. The deadline for complete vaccination was Oct. 31. “There are 7,000 health workers who have not come forward saying they are vaccinated, but 3,000 of those are on leave,” she told reporters on Nov. 1. “There are 4,000 who have not been vaccinated and will be given their show-cause and will be suspended with full pay,” she added. “There will be some disruptions, but we are managing those disruptions,” she said. “We will put in place measures to manage any workforce shortages that might occur.” Two major medical unions in the state, the Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) and Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation Queensland (ASMOFQ), backed …