[AndrewBissell]

One of Biden's new measures he announced last week was a vaccination mandate for any hospital which takes Medicare/Medicaid, so these staffing problems should be expected to get much worse. They just care so dearly about ICU capacity!

[Ancapistani]

I’m not sure why these comments are being downvoted - this is a serious issue in rural America in particular.

There have been multiple protests by healthcare workers near me opposed to the mandate, with dozens wearing scrubs and holding signs saying they will choose to be terminated rather than be vaccinated.

Regardless of how you view their beliefs, it’s readily apparent that the mandate will negatively impact staffing.

[rajin444]

It’s even crazier we’re not considering natural immunity. A lot of these healthcare workers already put themselves at risk and caught covid. And now they’re being forced out.