On November 30, a Louisiana federal district court judge issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily halted the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine requirement for healthcare workers nationwide.
The advice we have received from our Senior living and Community based services associations regarding the CMS vaccination mandate to expect the high possibility that the vaccine mandate is reinstated on very short notice, and that our compliance will be required by CMS.
We will continue implementing our policy and work with employees to obtain the vaccination or an approved exemption. Given the injunction we will not remove anyone from their schedule yet and will communicate changes as they are available.
“Vaccines remain our best tool for ending this pandemic, so we continue to urge everyone to get vaccinated as soon as possible.”
Dr. Adam London, Director of the Kent County Health Department.
It is important to remember, the COVID-19 vaccine cannot prevent 100 percent of infections, but it does prevent most of them. Also, infections among vaccinated people are less severe than those who have not been vaccinated. The vast majority of people in the hospital with COVID are unvaccinated.
We encourage everyone to obtain a COVID vaccination.
Stay healthy and safe!
