Health & Fitness
Workers At University Hospital Included In NJ Vaccine Mandate
Employees at some health care facilities must be fully vaccinated or take weekly COVID-19 tests. The list includes a hospital in Newark.
NEWARK, NJ — Employees at some health care facilities in New Jersey will soon be required to be fully vaccinated or take weekly COVID-19 tests, including those at University Hospital in Newark, state officials announced Monday.
The list includes hospitals, correctional facilities, long-term care and assisted living facilities, specialty hospitals, in-patient rehab facilities, behavioral health facilities and memorial homes, Murphy said during a news conference. Read More: COVID Vaccines, Testing Now Mandatory For NJ Healthcare Staff
Affected facilities will have until Sept. 7 for all employees to come into full compliance with the vaccine mandate.
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If they choose, health care facilities will still be able to require their employees to be fully vaccinated and not offer a testing alternative, officials said.
"Our mandate is the floor," Gov. Phil Murphy said. "If we do not see significant increases in vaccination rates among the employees in these settings, we are ready and willing to require all staff to be vaccinated as a condition of their employment."
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Murphy’s office shared a list of impacted state facilities, which included University Hospital in Newark, the the site of the first COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the state.
- See related article: First COVID Vaccines In NJ Given In Newark
- See related article: Meet 5 Newark Hospital Workers Who Got Historic Vaccinations
Other impacted state sites on the list included:
- Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
- Ann Klein Forensic Center
- Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
- Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
- Paramus Veterans Memorial Home
- Menlo Park Veterans Memorial Home
- Vineland Veterans Memorial Home
- Developmental Centers
- State correctional facilities
- Juvenile Justice Commission Facilities
The vaccination mandate is applicable to the following employers: Ancora Psychiatric Hospital Ann Klein Forensic Center Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital Trenton Psychiatric Hospital Paramus Veterans Memorial Home Menlo Park Veterans Memorial Home pic.twitter.com/r2h1Kh1Qpe
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) August 2, 2021
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