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A mandate requiring healthcare workers across the state to receive their COVID-19 booster shot won't go into effect Monday as planned.
The state health department says the mandate will no longer be enforced due to concerns that it could cause major staffing shortages. The state will reassess in three months whether additional steps need to be made to increase the booster rate among health care employees. The latest data shows at least 75 % of healthcare workers have received or are willing to receive the booster.