Hundreds of hospital staffers fired or suspended for refusing COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Hundreds of health care workers across the country are being fired and leaving hospitals in droves for not complying with COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Hundreds of health care workers across the country are being fired or suspended in droves for not complying with COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

President Joe Biden announced earlier this month a vaccine mandate for health care facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, impacting some 17 million health care workers in the nation.

States including New York, California, Rhode Island and Connecticut also set vaccine mandates for health care workers that take effect this week.

But there are brewing concerns over staff shortages at already-overburdened hospitals still grappling with COVID-19 cases. Some hospital networks said they've ramped up hiring ahead of vaccine deadlines to stabilize their workforces.