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Federal mandates could push LTC staffers out the door
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Vaccine hesitancy amongst staff’s worse in South Jersey.
Workers say, they're already struggling with chronic staffing shortages at NJ's long-term care facilities -- and that a new federal COVID vaccination mandate will push even more employees out the door. The new rules require every worker at facilities that accept Medicare or Medicaid to get a first COVID shot by Dec. 6 — and testing opt-outs are no longer allowed.
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Federal mandates could push LTC staffers out the door
Clip: 11/19/2021 | 4m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Workers say, they're already struggling with chronic staffing shortages at NJ's long-term care facilities -- and that a new federal COVID vaccination mandate will push even more employees out the door. The new rules require every worker at facilities that accept Medicare or Medicaid to get a first COVID shot by Dec. 6 — and testing opt-outs are no longer allowed.
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Clip: 11/19/2021 | 50s | The studies were conducted by the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University. (50s)
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Clip: 11/19/2021 | 3m 30s | Interview with New Jersey Republican Chairman Bob Hugin (3m 30s)
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