Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly thought they eliminated the threat of a major nursing home strike last spring when they pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into an industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic.
But the risk of Connecticut’s first nursing home strike since 2012 albeit a small one reared its head Tuesday when the state’s largest health care workers union put five homes on notice for a work stoppage on April 22.
Conn. doesn’t expect to mandate 2nd booster shot- State officials are encouraging people with multiple co-morbidities and older residents especially those over 65 to get a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, recently approved for those 50 and older.But for now, officials are not.
State officials are encouraging people with multiple co-morbidities and older residents especially those over 65 to get a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, recently approved for those 50 and older.
But for now, officials are not considering mandating second booster shots for nursing home staff and other long-term care facility workers.
In January, Gov. Ned Lamont issued an executive order requiring those employees and any contractors who work with nursing homes get a COVID-19 booster shot.