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Mandates for US healthcare workers to take effect beginning Thursday
Sheridan County added another 52 lab confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours to the 5,589 lab confirmed cases experienced in the county since the pandemic began.
Currently there are 255 active cases in the Sheridan County community, according to COVID-19 Public Information Officer Jennifer Graves.
Twelve patients are currently hospitalized battling the virus. Sheridan County has experienced the deaths of 63 residents from COVID-19.
The Associated Press reports the requirement to get vaccinated against COVID-19 kicks in Thursday for millions of health care workers in about half the states. The mandate is starting first in states that didn’t challenge the rule from the Biden administration. It will take effect later in February for 25 other states that had filed lawsuits. The Supreme Court earlier this month lifted injunctions that had put the vaccine mandate on hold, The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says it won’t immediately resort to penalties for health facilities that have a plan to try to achieve full compliance by their staff.
Sheridan Memorial Hospital staff will need to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption by March 15.
Thomas Jones
January 27, 2022 at 8:08 am
If covid is the worst pandemic to affect mankind, it makes absolutely no sense to fire health care employees. More insanity from the corrupt biden administration.
Sam Smithe
January 27, 2022 at 7:02 pm (Edit)
It is ALL hospital employees being ordered to get a vaccine such as office workers, kitchen staff, housekeepers,building maintenance and the list goes on. The not-so-supreme court has no idea how their decision is hurting people.
Deborah J Powell
January 27, 2022 at 10:02 pm
First off, the PCR test is faulty and cannot reveal that you are sick with C19. They have taken it off the market. Second, requiring employees to take the vaccine is a crime. It goes against the Nuremburg code. People can’t legally be required to take an experimental drug and vaccine is just that.