A few points about this accentuate-the-positive update about NY's vaccine mandate:
1) It's good the numbers have improved since the mandate was enacted, but 8% to 11% of staff is a lot of people to lose, especially when staffing was already shorter than normal. (1/x)
1) It's good the numbers have improved since the mandate was enacted, but 8% to 11% of staff is a lot of people to lose, especially when staffing was already shorter than normal. (1/x)
2) Statewide averages give the big picture, but of course the rates in individual hospitals and nursing homes vary, meaning that many institutions have lost *more* than 8 to 11% of staff. (2/x)
3) It's hard to identify the most affected institutions because for some reason the state has withheld facility-specific data on staffers with only one dose. Instead, it shows the % of staffers who are fully vaccinated. (3/x)
4) The state data also do not distinguish between direct-care staff, such as a doctors and nurses, and support staff, such as cleaners and clerical people, who would have less contact with patients/residents. (4/x)
5) Based on the data that are available, the *fully* vaccinated rates as of Tuesday were below 80% at 34 hospitals, including large and prominent institutions such as Maimonides in Brooklyn (78%), Jacobi in the Bronx (77%) and Mercy in Buffalo (75%). covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/system/files/d…
5b) Again, we don't know how many workers have a first shot, and are therefore eligible to work, because the state isn't telling us.
6) The mixed signals on this are mysterious. Some hospitals called it a crisis and the governor declared an emergency, yet she and industry leaders are now saying they're doing OK with 92% of their personnel.
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