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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My teenager volunteers at a hospital. The hospital required her to provide proof of having gotten the flu vaccine by Thanksgiving. They’re not asking for proof of getting the new Covid vaccine. Even people working in hospitals aren’t required to get it! [/quote]
Most healthcare workers have had covid already at some point. They are also more aware of vaccine side effects than most since they see patient flow. Even many vulnerable individuals are not getting the new booster; only 31% of nursing home residents had received it as of last week. And that does not include those residents for whom the booster is contraindicated; the nursing home resident share would be even lower if they were included. https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/covid19/ltc-vaccination-dashboard.html#26718 And even so, covid hospitalizations and deaths are near their historic lows.[/quote]

Hmm. No.

CMS is the federal agency that regulates health care in the US and they removed the COVID vaccine requirement in June 2023 but they still have a flu vaccine requirement. [/quote]
The requirement was lifted and the question remains what medical personnel uptake will be in its absence. As of last week, only 7% of nursing home staff had gotten the new booster. https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/covid19/ltc-vaccination-dashboard.html#26722[/quote]

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