Out Of Time, Many NY Health Workers Get Vaxxed — And Many Don’t
It was unclear how many workers lost their jobs or were suspended Tuesday, with some news outlets reporting "hundreds" and others saying "thousands." Regardless, disruptions were felt across the state: Some nursing homes refused new patients and hospitals warned of even longer wait times.
The Wall Street Journal:
Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect In New York With Healthcare Disruptions
Thousands of healthcare workers in New York lost their jobs Tuesday when a new vaccine mandate went into effect, forcing some nursing homes to stop admitting new patients and hospitals to warn of longer wait times. The state is serving as a test case of how similar requirements will play out across the U.S. Other states and the federal government are bracing for disruptions as vaccine requirements take effect in the coming weeks and months. (Vielkind, 9/28)
CNN:
New York's Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate For Health Care Workers Leads To Suspension Of Hundreds Of Holdouts
Hundreds of unvaccinated health care workers across New York were suspended Tuesday and could soon lose their jobs entirely as the state's Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers went into effect overnight. As of Monday evening, 92% of hospital staff, 92% of nursing home staff, and 89% of adult care facility staff had at least one vaccine dose, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said. The vaccination rates increased considerably over the last four weeks as the state crept closer to the vaccine deadline, Hochul said. (Moshtaghian, Ly and Levenson, 9/28)
The New York Times:
Vaccine Mandate Leads Thousands Of New York Health Workers To Get Vaccinated
New York State’s pioneering effort to force health care workers to receive coronavirus vaccines appears to have pressured thousands of holdouts to receive last-minute shots, though hospitals and nursing homes continue to brace for potential staffing shortages should the mandate fall short, according to state and industry officials. As the vaccination mandate went into full effect on Monday, 92 percent of the state’s more than 650,000 hospital and nursing home workers had received at least one vaccine dose, state officials said. That was a significant increase from a week ago, when 82 percent of the state’s nursing home workers and at least 84 percent of hospital workers had received at least one dose. (Otterman and Goldstein, 9/28)
AP:
Facing Deadline, More NY Healthcare Workers Vaccinate
Thousands of healthcare workers in New York faced with either getting the COVID-19 vaccine or losing their jobs received at least one dose as the statewide mandate neared, according to state figures released Tuesday. More than 650,000 workers at hospitals and nursing homes in the state had until Monday to get their first vaccine dose under the new requirement. (Hill, 9/28)
