
Of the 27,000 residents, only 44 are fully vaccinated, compared to the statewide 61. Lewis County is considered a high-risk area and has one of the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in New York. After the August announcement by former governor Andrew Cuomo, 30 hospital workers resigned, Cayer said. A hospital in Lewis County, New York, has shut down its maternity ward since staff resigned after refusing to be vaccinated. Six employees at the Lewis County Health System have resigned, and seven. The state has ordered all health-care workers in New York to get their first shot by Sept. A hospital in rural New York is pausing its maternity services as employees quit instead of getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Gandhi announced that the target of immunizing every child born in India by. “If we can pause the service and now focus on recruiting nurses who are vaccinated, we will be able to reengage in delivering babies here in Lewis County,” he said, according to the station.Ĭayer said 27 percent of the hospital’s workers - 165 employees - haven’t gotten the shot. 13, 2021 - Lewis County Health System in upstate New York announced Friday that it will pause maternity and delivery services this month due to. all around the world for the World Summit for Children in New York What.

Six employees in the unit resigned over the vaccine mandate, and another seven are undecided about getting the shot, the county health system’s CEO, Gerald Cayer, said Friday, according to WWNY.

To learn more about Choices in Childbirth in New York City, visit the organization,s Web site. Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville, NY, will temporarily stop delivering babies, after maternity-ward employees quit rather than be forced to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports. And literally it is a pause, a birth pause, if you will.

Unvaccinated football coach sues college for $25 million Carnival drops exemption request for unvaccinated guests, eases testing requirementsĨ2 teachers accused of using fake vax cards ordered back on city payrollĬDC ends COVID-19 social distancing recommendation An Upstate New York hospital announced that it will stop delivering babies this month after several staffers in the maternity department resigned over the hospital system's coronavirus vaccine.
