Covid-19: New York orders all healthcare workers to get the vaccine

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New York - They must have received at least one dose of a vaccine by September 27.

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By Reuters

Published: Mon 16 Aug 2021, 8:17 PM

All healthcare workers in New York State must be vaccinated against Covid-19 unless they have a medical or religious exemption, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a new mandate issued on Monday.

They must have received at least one dose of a vaccine by September 27, he said in a statement.

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Cuomo previously ordered all patient-facing workers in state hospitals to get vaccinated in a mandate issued in July.

About 75 per cent of the state’s roughly 450,000 hospital workers are fully vaccinated, according to the statement.

Reuters

Published: Mon 16 Aug 2021, 8:17 PM

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