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Hospital staffing shortages due to COVID-19 vaccination disputes have continued across the U.S. this month, leaving patients untreated amid surges of the virus' delta variant.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to overwhelm Oregon's health system with hospital beds and intensive care units more than 90% full the looming statewide vaccine mandate, which applies to healthcare workers, is the latest hurdle in a nursing shortage.