Hospital and Nursing Home Workers, in New York State, will have to get Vaccinated against Covid-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), until the 25th of August, said Monday, in the State’s latest Push to Increase Inoculation Rates to Fight a Wave of Coronavirus Cases powered by the Highly Infectious Delta Variant.
Under the New Policy, Health Workers will have to get at least a First Dose of Vaccine by Sept. 27th, with what the State called “limited exceptions for those with religious or medical reasons.”
It follows Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Workers in California, Members of the U.S. military, and Patient Care Staffers, in the Federal Health and Human Services Department (HHS) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Some Private Businesses, from Google to United Airlines, also have Ordered Employees to get the Shot(S).
“Our healthcare heroes led the battle against the virus, and now we need them to lead the battle between the variant and the vaccine,” said Cuomo.
Amid a National Virus Surge, the Seven-day Rolling Average of Daily New Cases, in New York, has risen Over the past Two weeks from over 2,400 New Cases per day to nearly 4,200, according to Figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
It Reports as Fully Vaccinated:
- About 75% of the roughly 450,000 Hospital Workers Statewide.
- 68% of the 145,500 Nursing Home Workers.
- 74% of the 30,000 other Adult Care Facility Workers.
This compares to about 58% of all New Yorkers. But 70% of those 18 and Older.
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