Covid-19 pandemic magnifies workforce crisis in veterinary field
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Aproximately half of all vet techs burn out of the profession within their first five years and 35 percent of them burn out altogether. The Covid-19 pandemic has only magnified that trend.
Her work was already grueling before the Covid-19 pandemic -- staff shortages, long hours, little pay and no overtime. But the pandemic sparked a dramatic increase in pet adoptions, "Covid puppies and kittens," as Vollbracht calls them, as well as a rise in inquiries about pet care, which greatly increased the workload.More Related News