New York joins growing number of states mandating vaccines for certain groups:
The spread of the delta variant is spurring an increasingly aggressive response across the U.S., with three states moving to introduce coronavirus vaccine requirements for certain groups—namely government employees and healthcare personnel—over the past few days. ... [+]
to medical staff and essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic on April 15, 2020 in New York City.New York became the latest to introduce a vaccine mandate when Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced Wednesday all patient-facing healthcare workers at state hospitals will be required to get the shot. for New York City’s roughly 340,000 workers, Cuomo also said all state employees must get inoculated—or submit to weekly testing—starting on Labor Day.
North Carolina has also unveiled a vaccine requirement for healthcare workers, with the state’s Department of Health and Human Servicesstate-run health facilities on Tuesday that they must have all staff and volunteers fully vaccinated by the end of September. Those that aren’t vaccinated by that point “shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal,” the DHHS said in an email obtained by theCuomo said state officials are working with state unions to implement the new program quickly, and called on local governments and school districts to also consider implementing tougher mitigation measures .
: $100 for anyone who gets their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at one of the city’s vaccination sites. The slew of state mandates come as the country has started to respond with increased urgency to the spread of the delta variant, a more infectious strain of the coronavirus that has been driving spikes in cases and hospitalizations nationwide.
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