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The governor ordered all New York state health care workers to get vaccinated
against COVID-19. Photo by Dean Moses
Gov. Cuomo orders New York
state health care workers to
receive the COVID-19 vaccine
BY ROBBIE SEQUEIRA
All New York state healthcare
workers will need to be vaccinated
against COVID-19 by Sept. 27, according
to a new mandate from outgoing
Governor Andrew Cuomo that was
announced Monday, Aug. 16.
The vaccine mandate applies to
staff workers at state hospitals and
long-term care facilities such as
nursing homes, adult-care and other
congregate care settings.
According to data released by
the state Department of Health, 75%
of the state’s hospital workers, 74%
of the adult-care facility workers
and 68% of the state’s nursing home
workers are fully vaccinated.
Cuomo’s mandate comes in the
wake of COVID-19’s nationwide
surge via the delta variant, including
a 1,000% increase in New York
state’s daily positive caseloads over
the last six weeks, with more than
80% of recent positives in the state
linked to the delta variant.
“When COVID ambushed New
York last year, New Yorkers acted,
while the federal government denied
the problem,” said Cuomo, who is set
to leave office on Aug. 24 following
his Aug. 10 resignation announcement.
“We must now act again to stop
the spread. Our healthcare heroes
led the battle against the virus, and
now we need them to lead the battle
between the variant and the vaccine.
We have always followed the science,
and we’re doing so again today, with
these recommendations by Dr. Howard
Zucker and federal and state
health experts.”
On July 28, Cuomo said that state
employees and patient-facing employees
in New York state hospitals
will be required to get vaccinated for
COVID-19 by Labor Day.
Additionally, Cuomo reported
that the state Department of Health
has also authorized a third COVID-19
vaccine dose for immunocompromised
New Yorkers. Eligible New
Yorkers can receive their third dose
28 days after the completion of their
two-dose vaccine series, effective immediately.
The CDC is currently recommending
that moderately to severely immunocompromised
people receive
an additional dose, including people
who have:
• Been receiving active cancer
treatment for tumors or cancers of
the blood.
• Received an organ transplant
and are taking medications to suppress
the immune system.
• Received a stem cell transplant
within the last 2 years or are
taking medicine to suppress the
immune system.
• Moderate or severe primary
immunodeficiency (such as
DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-
Aldrich syndrome).
• Advanced or untreated HIV
infection.
• Active treatment with high-dose
corticosteroids, cancer chemotherapy
that causes sever immunosuppression,
or other medications
that may suppress your immune
response.
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