Kathy Hochul announced Friday that she is mandating all health care workers get a Covid-19 booster shot within two weeks of eligibility. Hochul said New York is the first state in the nation to require a booster shot for health care workers and called it an important priority to prevent healthcare workers from getting sick amid breakthrough Omicron cases. Bassett will make the recommendation to the state's Public Health and Health Planning Council at a special meeting being held on Jan. 11. All health care workers were previously required to be fully vaccinated in September. As of Friday, there were more than 11,500 people hospitalized for Covid-19 in New York, Hochul said.

Source: CNN January 08, 2022 00:05 UTC