Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a Covid vaccine booster mandate for health care workers in her Friday briefing.
Employees will need to receive a booster shot within two weeks of being eligible for one. There will be no exemptions nor a test-out option, Hochul said.
The number of health care workers calling out sick due to the omicron surge, stressing the health system, prompted the mandate, Hochul said. She said she has consulted Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett, who concurred on the mandate.
“Seeing the number of health care workers we’re losing, we think it’s worth it to ask them to do it one more time,” Hochul said.
Bassett will recommend
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