{"id":407462,"date":"2022-02-19T05:04:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T02:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hochul-scraps-booster-mandate-for-health-care-workers\/"},"modified":"2022-02-19T05:04:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T02:04:29","slug":"hochul-scraps-booster-mandate-for-health-care-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hochul-scraps-booster-mandate-for-health-care-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hochul scraps booster mandate for health care workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Hochul scraps booster mandate for health care workers<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday scr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed a controversial state mandate that would have required all healthcare workers to get a coronavirus booster shot by Monday in order to avoid worsening staffing shortages.<\/p>\n<p>The state health council approved the emergency edict last month when the COVID-19 omicron wage was still raging, despite complaints from nursing home industry officials that the mandate would worsen an already severe staffing shortage at many facilities by triggering firings.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul and state Department of Health officials on Friday appeared to heed those warnings by rescinding the booster rule after meeting with health care industry officials.<\/p>\n<p>The data as of February 15 shows that only 51 percent of direct care nursing home workers have gotten or pledged to get a booster shot.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 68 percent of home care workers received or were willing to receive boosters.<\/p>\n<p>The overall booster rate for all healthcare workers was 75 percent. Hospitals staffers had the highest rate overall, at 88 percent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-small-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"231\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-375.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231\" alt=\"Michael Balboni, executive director of the Greater New York Health Care Facilities Association.\" class=\"wp-image-21267744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-375.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=462 462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-375.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=347 346w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-375.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-375.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=116 115w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-375.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\"\/><figcaption>Healthcare executive Michael Balboni argues there aren\u2019t enough vaccinated workers for hospitals to hire. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Monica Schipper<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>State health officials said they will continue to encourage all healthcare workers to get their booster shots and expand access to them.<\/p>\n<p>DOH will reassess in three months whether additional steps are necessary to increase booster rates among the healthcare workforce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vaccine and booster are critical tools to keep both healthcare workers and their patients safe, and we continue to urge everyone to get vaccinated and receive a booster dose when eligible,\u201d said State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we are making progress with 75% of staff receiving or are willing to receive their booster, the reality is that not enough healthcare workers will be boosted by next week\u2019s requirement in order to avoid substantial staffing issues in our already overstressed healthcare system,\u201d she added. \u201cThat is why we are announcing additional efforts to work closely with healthcare facilities and ensure that our healthcare workforce is up to date on their doses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nursing home advocates applauded the governor and Bassett for evaluating the situation and changing course.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-377.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Medical personnel adjust their personal protective equipment while working in the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, May 27, 2020, in New York.\" class=\"wp-image-21267746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-377.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-377.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-377.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Critics blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul for letting hospitals fire unvaccinated employees.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a smart move. It\u2019s realistic. They saw what the reality was on the ground,\u201d said James Clyne, CEO of LeadingAge New York, a non-profit organization that represents many of the state\u2019s 611 nursing facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe support staffers getting boosted but now is not the time to lay off workers,\u201d Clyne said.<\/p>\n<p>Nursing home staffers and other healthcare workers are fed up with the booster mandate after complying with an order to getting the first batch of COVID shots, industry officials said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-378.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A COVID-19 booster shot.\" class=\"wp-image-21267747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-378.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-378.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-378.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Approximately half of nursing home workers have received an additional COVID vaccine shot.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe staff is saying, \u2018enough,&#8217;\u201d said Michael Balboni, executive director of the Greater New York Health Care Facilities Association, which represents nursing homes in the NYC-metro region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a healthcare staffing crisis. You can\u2019t find people to hire right now. You\u2019re going to start putting patients at risk if you\u2019re forced to fire people who are not complying with a mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Balboni praised the Hochul team for listening.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-374.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett urged healthcare workers to \u201ca booster dose when eligible.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-21267743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-374.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-374.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/new-york-boosters-374.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett urged healthcare workers to \u201ca booster dose when eligible.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis administration allowed us to come in and make our case. How great is that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul, however, has been criticized for refusing to lift the mask mandate for children in schools despite the low COVID-19 infection rate. She did lift the mask mandate on businesses.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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