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COVID Vaccine Mandate Expanded To Cover Assisted Living Staff, Up To 100,000 Home Care Workers In Massachusetts
In total, the requirement would affect 62 rest homes, 268 assisted living residences and 85 hospice programs.
MASSACHUSETTS — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is expanding a vaccine mandate to include more healthcare workers.
The expanded mandate “is part of the Administration’s continued effort to protect older adults against COVID-19,” a press release stated. It needs to be approved by the Public Health Council. In total, the requirement would affect 62 rest homes, 268 assisted living residences and 85 hospice programs. The employees would have until Oct. 31 to be vaccinated, unless they have a medical exemption or “a sincerely held religious belief” against vaccination.
For more on this story, see CBS Boston.
