New York’s Health Worker Vaccine Mandate Has Boosted Vaccination Rates
New York is seeing a big increase in health worker COVID-19 vaccinations, an indication that the state’s mandate has helped boost the industry’s vaccination rate. Last week, New York’s health worker vaccine mandate went into full effect. Eighty-seven percent of hospital staffers were fully vaccinated as of Wednesday, according to state data, and 92 percent were partially vaccinated. Though state officials anticipated a staffing shortage as a result of the vaccine mandate, no facilities have closed since the mandate went into effect. The state also mandated vaccinations for Department of Educat...