Gov Hochul says 3% of NY hospital and nursing home workers let go over vaccine ...

Gov Hochul says 3% of NY hospital and nursing home workers let go over vaccine ...
Gov Hochul says 3% of NY hospital and nursing home workers let go over vaccine ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that a small percentage of health care workers have been fired or have resigned after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the state's mandate.

During a news briefing on Wednesday, Hochul revealed between 94 percent and 97 percent of staff at hospitals, nursing homes, adult care facilities and home health agencies have gotten at least one dose since she took office in late August.  

However, not all workers have been inclined to get vaccinated, leading to some being let go or walking out. 

'We have numbers that show we are at a three percent total workforce reduction in these categories,' Hochul said during the briefing. 

'It includes people who have been terminated, resignations, people who just decided to retire at the time, but also people who are on furlough who are waiting to see the outcome of the litigation.'

That means about 25,000 people are no longer health care workers in New York state.

The litigation Hochul spoke about is in reference to a federal judge ruling on Tuesday that New York must grant health care workers religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate, which the state is appealing.

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul said during a press briefing on Wednesday (above) that 3% of health care workers in the state - about 25,000 people - have been fired, resigned, retired or on furlough for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19

New York Governor Kathy Hochul said during a press briefing on Wednesday (above) that 3% of health care workers in the state - about 25,000 people - have been fired, resigned, retired or on furlough for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19

In hospitals, 96% of workers have received at least one dose of the vaccine and, in nursing homes, 97% have gotten at least one shot

In hospitals, 96% of workers have received at least one dose of the vaccine and, in nursing homes, 97% have gotten at least one shot

New York's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers was split in two parts.

The first required the 450,000 employees at hospitals and 145,400 employees at nursing homes to get at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Monday, September 27. 

The mandate was announced by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo in August, and was upheld by Hochul when she succeeded him.

It was one of the first - and one of the largest - such mandates to be announced in the U.S.

Data, shared by Hochul during the press briefing, appeared to show that the mandate was successful.

On August 24, when Hochul took office, 77 percent of hospital staff had been fully vaccinated.

By the time the mandate went into effect, 87 percent were fully vaccinated. As of Wednesday, 96 percent have had at least one dose.

Similar, 71 percent of nursing home staff members had received at least one dose on August 24. By September 27, that figure was raised to 92 percent.

Currently, 97 percent of

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