Leading Edge PA has announced its support of mandatory vaccines for health care workers.
“Access to COVID-19 vaccine has resulted in 59% of staff and 83% of resident vaccinations in Pennsylvania, and LeadingAge PA is working to help increase those rates in member communities by providing education and resources on the efficacy and safety of vaccination. Nationally, 61% of staff and 80% of nursing home residents are fully vaccinated, and COVID deaths have plummeted from a high of over 6,000 weekly in December 2020 to 130 in May 2021,” the Leading Edge PA board of directors said in a statement released yesterday.
“Mandatory vaccinations as a condition of employment in long-term care facilities have increased in Pennsylvania because their staff are providing daily direct care services to those most vulnerable to the coronavirus. Even fully vaccinated older adults in long-term care settings have shown to be at risk with the new variants of COVID emerging and the presence of unvaccinated staff.
“For all of these reasons, LeadingAge PA:
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