Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With ultimatums taking effect this week in states like New York, California, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the fear is that some employees will quit or let themselves be fired … The post Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.
Southern Brooklyn legislators introduce plans to prepare for potential “second wave”
As the city cautiously reopens following the deadly coronavirus outbreak, two southern Brooklyn legislators are working to ensure the coronavirus pandemic won’t again devastate the city. “COVID-19 descended swiftly and demonstrated that City and State government were not prepared for a pandemic,” said State Senator Andrew Gounardes. “Our public servants were not provided with the proper safety measures, which in some cases cost them their lives.” The Bay Ridge senator introduced legislation on June 22 requiring all local and state employers in New York to publish pandemic plans outlining which employees can work from home, as well as safety measures for those that must continue showing up in person. “Requiring public employers to draft and publish a contingency plan for the next global health pandemic will…