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17 Million Health Care Workers Must Be Vaccinated by Jan. 4 Under Biden’s COVID-19 Mandate: CMS

17 Million Health Care Workers Must Be Vaccinated by Jan. 4 Under Biden’s COVID-19 Mandate: CMS
A health care professional prepares to enter a COVID-19 patient's room in a file photo. Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
11/4/2021|Updated: 11/4/2021

The Centers for Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday issued a rule saying that most health care workers in the United States will have to be considered “fully vaccinated” with a COVID-19 vaccine by Jan. 4.

The rule was handed down for all staff who are employed at Medicaid- or Medicare-funded hospitals or facilities. Unlike the Biden administration’s rule that mandates vaccinations or testing for employers with 100 or more workers, the CMS rule does not allow health care staff to opt-out of the rule by submitting to weekly testing—although religious and medical exemptions can be accommodated.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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