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Mississippi is grappling with an exodus of nurses amid the overwhelming circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to CNN.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger and Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine are among the latest health systems to update their vaccination policies amid the latest COVID-19 wave.

Hospitals and health systems continue to face staffing strain in the U.S., where new daily COVID-19 cases have climbed 29 percent over the last two weeks. To alleviate the strain, healthcare organizations are taking steps such as bringing in outside…

An online petition is protesting vaccination requirements for healthcare workers in Colorado's Mesa County.

Houston Methodist rolled out its mandatory vaccination policy March 31, making it the first health system to mandate vaccination of its workforce. Many organizations have since followed suit, and — with the FDA's full approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Aug. 23…

Many who started careers during the pandemic have never worked in the same space as their colleagues, and some workplace and management experts predict that missing out on office experiences so early in a career may hinder development of interpersonal…

A dozen governors have signed legislation restricting COVID-19 vaccine mandates in their states, according to a Sept. 9 report from the National Academy for State Health Policy.

As COVID-19 surges in Mississippi, the state's only academic medical center has amended its vaccination policy to make COVID-19 inoculation a condition of employment.

Employees of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health had a deadline of Aug. 16 to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing. The count as of Aug. 23: About 80 percent of Northwell's more than 76,000 employees are…

Citing efforts already in place at hospitals, the American Hospital Association is urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to withdraw its COVID-19 emergency temporary standard for healthcare workers.