New York Vaccination rates rise after mandate; teachers seek to block in Supreme Court

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Fri, 2021-10-01 11:16 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: Vaccination rates for New York health-care workers rise after mandate As of Wednesday, 87 percent of hospital staff were fully vaccinated, the state said, and severe staffing shortages do not appear to have materialized. Washington Post

A New York state mandate that took effect this week, requiring health-care workers to be vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus, has boosted the immunization rates of care providers, to the relief of officials who had worried that the order could lead to mass walkouts and staff shortages.

As of Wednesday, 87 percent of hospital staff were fully vaccinated, up from 84 percent the previous week, the state reported. Between 89 and 92 percent of staff working in hospitals, nursing homes and adult-care facilities had received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, it added.

The state’s mandate has not been without protest — some doctors, nurses and other providers filed lawsuits, arguing that the state didn’t provide sufficient exemptions. However, the rise in vaccination rates suggests that New York has so far succeeded in rolling out the requirement without causing severe staffing shortages.

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