9/28/2021- 4:11 p.m.
New York gov. Kathy Hochul has boasted the Covid-19 mandate is “working” – claiming vaccination rates in the state are up. Most employees in the state were told to get their first dose before September 27 or potentially face unemployment.
▪️92% nursing home staff have received one dose, up from 70% on August 15.
▪️84% hospital staff fully inoculated up from 77% on August 10, state data says.
Meanwhile, a North Carolina-based hospital has suspended 175 employees for failing to comply with its Covid-19 vaccine mandate. They face the axe if they remain noncompliant after five days.