US Department of Veterans Affairs becomes the first federal agency to require healthcare workers get vaccinated
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About 115,000 of the US Department of Veterans Affairs' healthcare workers will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The department is the first federal agency to require COVID-19 vaccinations.
Veterans Affairs is the largest integrated healthcare system in the US, serving more than 9 million veterans.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday that it will require healthcare employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 within the next two months, becoming the first federal agency to do so.
"I am doing this because it's the best way to keep our veterans safe, full stop," Denis McDonough, the secretary of veterans affairs, told The New York Times of the new requirement that 115,000 of the department's healthcare workers be vaccinated.
The Veterans Affairs vaccine mandate applies to all frontline healthcare staff, like doctors, nurses, and dentists, McDonough told the Times.
Veterans Affairs is the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States, providing care service to more than 9 million veterans at 171 medical centers and 1,112 outpatient sites across the nation.
About 115,000 of the US Department of Veterans Affairs' healthcare workers will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The department is the first federal agency to require COVID-19 vaccinations.
Veterans Affairs is the largest integrated healthcare system in the US, serving more than 9 million veterans.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday that it will require healthcare employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 within the next two months, becoming the first federal agency to do so.
"I am doing this because it's the best way to keep our veterans safe, full stop," Denis McDonough, the secretary of veterans affairs, told The New York Times of the new requirement that 115,000 of the department's healthcare workers be vaccinated.
The Veterans Affairs vaccine mandate applies to all frontline healthcare staff, like doctors, nurses, and dentists, McDonough told the Times.
Veterans Affairs is the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States, providing care service to more than 9 million veterans at 171 medical centers and 1,112 outpatient sites across the nation.
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