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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that patient-facing healthcare workers at state-run hospitals will be required to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by Labor Day. There will not be an option to be tested in lieu of vaccination for these patient-facing healthcare workers. The Governor also announced that all New York State employees about 130,000 people will be required to get
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ALBANY â Following in New York Cityâs footsteps, New York state is making vaccinations or regular COVID-19 testing mandatory for all state employees.
Additionally, all patient-facing front-line health care workers in state-run hospitals must be immunized, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday.
âI think we need dramatic action to get control of this situation,â the governor said during a virtual address delivered to members of the Association for a Better New York. âSo in New York, and in our state hospitals, all patient-facing health care workers must get vaccinated. There will be no testing option for patient-facing health care workers.
âThat is a point of contact that could be a serious spreading event, and we want to make sure those health care workers are vaccinated â period,â he added.
New York will mandate COVID-19 vaccines or weekly testing for state workers
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New York state employees and patient-facing health care workers at state-run hospitals and facilities will be required to get vaccinated by Labor Day or take mandatory COVID-19 tests each week.
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New York state employees will be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination or perform weekly testing for the virus.
Approximately 130,000 state employees will be required to get vaccinated by Labor Day or take mandatory COVID-19 tests each week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday.
“New Yorkers have displayed tremendous dedication and resilience to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic across the state, but vaccination rates aren’t keeping pace with the Delta variant and we need to act now,” Cuomo said.
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ALBANY - New York will require all state workers to either get a COVID-19 vaccine or get tested weekly in a bid to slow the virus new spread.
And at state-run hospitals, patient-facing workers must get vaccinated, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.
The announcement comes after New York City said earlier this week it would require vaccines or weekly testing for its workers, and President Joe Biden is expected to make a similar rule for federal government employees.
Cuomo said the state is negotiating with unions to implement the vaccine and testing mandates for its roughly 130,000-member workforce by Labor Day.