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MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Happy Monday. Okay. Today, I wanted to start by providing a brief note on where we are with our battle against the pandemic at home.
First, taking a step back: In December, the percentage of Americans willing to get a shot was in the 30s. We now have 70 percent of adult almost 70 percent, I should say, of adult Americans who have been vaccinated. That is a positive step forward, and it is an encouraging sign to us that we can still get more people vaccinated.
Where we are today signals we’ve made pretty incredible progress with our vaccination effort. Sixty percent of adult Americans are fully vaccinated, including 80 percent of seniors. Nearly 90 percent of teachers have gotten a shot. Ninety-five percent-plus of physicians have been fully vaccinated.
New policy to go in effect Sept. 17; mandates include compulsory training modules and infection mitigation requirements 5:00 pm, Jul. 26, 2021 ×
Mayo Clinic s Gonda Building Monday, March 22, 2021, in downtown Rochester. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
ROCHESTER, Minn. All Mayo Clinic employees must be vaccinated for COVID-19, or undergo added training and agree to special mitigation protocols that include social distancing and masking while on campus.
The clinic has set Sept. 17 as the cutoff date for all employees to either have become vaccinated or undergo what it termed a declination process. Declination is a word meaning refusal. We are proud of our staff s high vaccination rates and are grateful that the vast majority have embraced the opportunity to get vaccinated, said Mayo Clinic President and CEO Dr. Gianrico Farrugia in a statement. Our patients expect to be safe when they come to Mayo Clinic, and we need to do everything we can to pro
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More than 50 major health care groups have issued a joint statement calling for all health care and long-term care employers to issue a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all employees.
CNN reports the joint statement which includes the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association was issued in response to continued surges of COVID-19 cases nationwide. Our health care organizations and societies advocate that all health care and long-term care employers require their workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This is the logical fulfillment of the ethical commitment of all health care workers to put patients as well as residents of long-term care facilities first and take all steps necessary to ensure their health and well-being, the joint statement issued Monday (July 26) reads via
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday that employees who provide medical care will now be required to be vaccinated against Covid-19, the first time a federal agency has made such a decision. Starting Wednesday, frontline workers will have eight weeks to get their shots, and those who fail to meet the requirement will face penalties, including possible job loss.
VA Secretary Denis McDonough told The New York Times that his main goal is to protect the people in the agency’s care. “I am doing this because it’s the best way to keep our veterans safe, full stop,” he said. The VA runs the biggest health care system in the country and is one of the largest federal employers.
A single line is open for motorists arriving from the US to Niagara Falls, Ont. on Friday, July 16, 2021. Photo by: The Canadian Press/Peter Power
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WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden didn t mince words Monday when asked whether his administration will be able to convince more holdout Americans to change their minds about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. We have to, Biden declared matter-of-factly after a bill signing event at the White House.
The bigger question how to go about it lacks a clear answer.
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