R.I. home care group calls for vaccine exemptions, citing projected staff exodus, coverage gaps

Updated at 4:49 p.m. on Aug. 31, 2021.

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THE RHODE ISLAND Partnership for Home Care is projecting that Rhode Island's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for heath care workers will result in the discontinuity of care for home care patients due to the resignation of workers that refuse to be vaccinated.
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care is calling on the state government to exempt home care workers from Rhode Island’s health care worker vaccination mandate, the organization said Tuesday. The group is projecting that 1,000 home care patients and clients in the state will lose continuity of care by Sept. 30 due…

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