Department Of Health To Nursing Homes: Vaccinate 80% Of Staff Or Face Frequent Testing

Pittsburgh PA

13 August, 2021

12:36 PM

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CBS Pittsburgh August 13, 2021 The Pennsylvania Department of Health says it expects all nursing homes to have at least 80 percent of their staff vaccinated by Oct. 1 or else employees will face more frequent testing. Executive Deputy Health Secretary Keara Klinepeter called the goal "aggressive, but achievable." The Department of Health says only about 12.5 percent of facilities have reached the bar of 80 percent, "which is not enough from a public health perspective to prevent future outbreaks of the virus." CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.