Early decisions from a pair of federal judges have several hospitals and health systems pumping the brakes on workforce COVID-19 vaccination requirements as they wait to see how the Biden administration’s nationwide mandate will play out in the courts.
Thursday, Cleveland Clinic published a statement saying it would be pausing a systemwide vaccine policy while the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) rule was placed on hold.
Cleveland Clinic had announced its rule Nov. 12, roughly a week after CMS issued the emergency temporary standard. The system said it plans to roll out out additional requirements “including periodic testing for those providing direct clinical care” for unvaccinated employees in the meantime.
