VA health care personnel latest to be required to get COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday it is requiring COVID-19 vaccines for health care personnel who work in or visit Veterans Health Administration facilities, making the federal agency the latest to mandate vaccines for health care workers.
The news comes on the same day that more than 50 national health care organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association, issued a joint statement in support of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all workers in health and long-term care.
Three health systems with employees in Michigan Henry Ford Health System, Trinity Health and OSF HealthCare previously announced they are mandating COVID-19 vaccines for their workers. Henry Ford Health System alone has 33,000 employees, of which just over 70% had their first dose of vaccine, officials said last week.
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Virus Limits for Businesses, Nursing Homes Eased in Michigan
The revised state health department order will take effect on March 5 and last through April 19.
The state also said families will immediately be able to visit nursing homes and other residential care facilities after being tested for COVID-19, unless the facility has had an infection within the previous 14 days. Visitations had been automatically prohibited in counties with high infection rates, but officials noted progress with vaccinations. All nursing home residents have been offered a first dose, and a vast majority have gotten both doses.
Restaurants and bars, now limited to 25% capacity inside, will have a 50% restriction up to 100 people max. A 10 p.m. curfew will shift to 11 p.m.