Nurse aides group: We’ll discuss vax mandates if working conditions improve
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 13, 2021
A national group representing certified nursing assistants said it’s urging CNAs to get vaccinated, but “more must be done” by providers to address those workers’ concerns about shots and overall...
Biden administration asks court to revive workplace vaccine mandate
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 24, 2021
The Biden administration has asked the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate a federal workplace COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate after the enforcement was suspended.
Use of religious vaccination exemptions could grow after judge blocks mandate
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 16, 2021
New York long-term care providers cannot deny religious exemptions from the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate after a federal judge issued a temporary straining order blocking the rule for lacking...
Two years into pandemic, we’re better prepared to fight off virus variants
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 02, 2021
Despite the threat of the quickly spreading and highly mutated omicron coronavirus variant — which has just landed in the U.S. — we are safer than we were before the pandemic, some experts say.
BREAKING: AHCA backs mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 29, 2021
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living today backed mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers, joining dozens of other organizations that have done so...