New York to drop COVID vaccine requirement for health care workers after SeptemberBy Zach Williams
May 24, 2023
ALBANY – The New York State Department of Health is dropping its vaccination requirement for healthcare workers by this fall following a legal challenge.
“Due to the changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic and evolving vaccine recommendations, the New York State Department of Health has begun the process of repealing the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for workers at regulated healthcare facilities,” the department said in a statement.
Officials announced the move Wednesday while pressing a Rochester appellate judge to throw out a lawsuit challenging the mandate before the courts could officially declare the state lacked the power for such a vaccine mandate.
Approximately 30,000 healthcare workers have lost their jobs in recent years after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 out of roughly 1 million people covered by the mandate, according to the Department of Health.
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https://nypost.com/2023/05/24/ny-to-drop-covid-vaccine-requirement-for-health-care-workers/
