New York state to mandate boosters for health care workers

New York to mandate boosters for health care workers New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Friday announced a new mandate requiring all health care workers to get a COVID-19 booster shot. Brad Dress TheHill

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Hochul said during a news conference that the state's health care workers will be required to get the booster shot for the coronavirus within two weeks of eligibility.

Recipients of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are eligible for their booster two months after their first shot. Those who received the two-shot regimen of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines are eligible for their booster five months and six months after their first two jabs, respectively....

The new booster mandate builds upon Hochul's initial vaccine mandate for health care workers in September. The state has fully vaccinated more than 72 percent of its total population to date, according to state data.

California and New Mexico are also requiring health care workers get their vaccine booster for the disease, according to NBC New York.

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