Biden to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Nursing Home Staff

Biden to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Nursing Home Staff
U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the vaccination program in the East Room of the White House on Aug. 18, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
Updated:

President Joe Biden has announced that nursing home facilities nationwide must require staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 if they wish to continue receiving Medicare and Medicaid funding.

“Today I’m announcing a new step,” Biden said in remarks at the White House on Aug. 18. “If you work in a nursing home and serve people on Medicare or Medicaid, you will also be required to get vaccinated.”

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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