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Harris, Surgeon General Warn of Health Care Worker Burnout
Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy are warning of burnout among the nation’s health care staff after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their warning comes amid predictions of severe worker shortages in the years ahead. Harris and Murthy visited Children’s National Hospital in Washington on Monday. Murthy unveiled a new report sounding...
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Give Another Cheer for Health Care Workers
The city is calling its citizens to open their windows and make some noise for health care workers — cheer, bang pots, hey… whip out that vuvuzela — at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
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San Diego Hospitals Facing Staff Shortages Due to COVID-19
Health Care workers are testing positive for COVID-19 in unprecedented numbers, and it’s putting a strain on local hospitals. NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda takes a closer look at the numbers and how long hospitals could be affected.
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Unprecedented Number of San Diego Health-Care Workers Positive for COVID-19
Nearly 16% of Scripps Health workers — 732 people — have unscheduled paid-time off on Wednesday, for example.
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Newsom Announces COVID-19 Booster Mandate for Healthcare Workers
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that healthcare workers will be required to get their booster shot NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas has reactions from frontline workers here in San Diego.
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California Sets Feb. 1 Deadline for Health Worker Boosters
California’s roughly 2.5 million health care workers have until Feb. 1 to get a coronavirus vaccine booster shot or risk losing their jobs
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US Supreme Court Won't Stop COVID Vaccine Mandate for Maine Health Workers
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear an emergency appeal of a vaccine requirement imposed on Maine health care workers, the latest defeat for opponents of vaccine mandates. It was the first time the Supreme Court weighed in on a statewide vaccine mandate. It previously rejected challenges of vaccine requirements for New York City teachers and Indiana University...
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Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages as Vaccine Deadlines Loom
Hospitals and nursing homes around the country are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19
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Health Care Workers Argue for Right to Choose Vaccine Status
NBC 7’s Dana Griffin spoke with local health care workers on both sides of the issue.
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San Diego Health Care Workers Weigh in After California Requires Workers to be Vaccinated
In less than two months, all indoor healthcare facility workers in California must be fully vaccinated or workers could lose their job.
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Local Health Care Workers Celebrate All Missed 2020 Holidays on One Special Night
The pandemic prevented many health care workers from celebrating any holidays during 2020, so one San Diego ICU doctor decided to make up for lost time in a big way.
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Local ICU Doctor Honors Fellow Health Care Workers with Celebratory Night
After a grueling year and a half due to the pandemic, local health care workers are realizing just how much they’ve missed out on. NBC 7’s Allie Raffa spoke with a local ICU doctor who honored his fellow health care workers with a celebratory night.
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30% of Health-Care Workers Consider Leaving Industry Due to Pandemic Burnout
The survey was conducted by Kaiser Family Foundation. NBC 7’s Lauren Coronado has more on the results.
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Documentary Highlights How Pandemic ‘Changed the Face of Nursing'
NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia heard from the documentary’s creator and the ICU nurse it features.
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‘Exposure': Documentary Highlights How Pandemic ‘Changed the Face of Nursing'
The 11-minute documentary focuses on COVID-19’s impact on patients, their families and the entire nursing profession
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Small Risk Still Exists To Catch COVID-19 After Vaccines, UCSD, UCLA Find
Although the risk is tiny, infection from the virus causing COVID-19 after receiving vaccines is possible, a report published by a team of investigators revealed Tuesday.
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Encinitas Woman Finds Way to Thank Health Care Workers and Help Local Restaurants
A North County San Diego English professor has found a way to lighten the burden on both local restaurants and hospital workers who have been inundated with patients since the pandemic started.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Fuels Attacks on Health Workers Globally
A new report by the Geneva-based Insecurity Insight and the University of California, Berkeley’s Human Rights Center has identified more than 1,100 threats or acts of violence against health care workers and facilities last year
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New COVID-19 Vaccination Site Opens in Coronado
As San Diego County works on getting roughly 500,000 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus, Coronado is preparing to open a new vaccine site.
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Coronado Vaccine Center Opening Soon
Coronado is preparing to open its new COVID-19 vaccine center. Learn more about it with NBC 7’s Audra Stafford’s report.