Vax Deadline Arrives For Almost All Medical Workers

The Washington Post reports:

It’s a big moment for President Biden’s vaccine requirement: health-care workers now must be vaccinated in all but one state. The White House originally sought to increase the country’s lagging vaccination rate through measures like a vaccinate-or-test rule for large employers and a mandate for federal workers.

Both have been halted by the courts. The rule for health-care workers appears to be the only major federal requirement that will almost definitely remain in effect, despite strong opposition from GOP states.

Last month, the Supreme Court allowed the mandate for health-care workers to go forward in facilities receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds. The vaccine rule covers roughly 10.4 million staff at 76,000 facilities.

Read the full article.

Time’s up for unvaccinated medical workers https://t.co/FZ9iDT7MPj

— Lenny Bernstein (@LennyMBernstein) February 15, 2022