According to a survey from the American Nurses Association, a vaccine mandate could further deplete ICU staff at a time when hospitals in the nation's hotspots are currently facing pandemic highs.
As the nation continues its efforts to ramp up vaccination rates, figures seem to lag not only among the public but also in hospitals, where one in eight nurses say they have not been vaccinated and aren't planning on doing so.
Of those who don't intend on getting vaccinated, the main concerns included lack of information about long-term effects and vaccine safety, as well as mistrust in the information surrounding the vaccines' development and approval. Hospitals across the country are facing severe nursing shortages—an issue that existed before the pandemic but has been exacerbated by many leaving the field over the last 16 months due to burnout from caring for COVID patients.
But figures from the survey hint that a broader mandate could also drive out ICU staff at a time when hospitals in the nation's hotspots are reaching pandemic highs.
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