Nursing home mandate on hold after court ruling

NORTH HAVERHILL—The Grafton County Commissioners voted on Tuesday morning to “pause” a vaccination requirement for Grafton County Nursing Home staff.
The decision came just a day after a federal court in Missouri temporarily blocked implementation of a Biden administration rule in New Hampshire and nine other states. The rule requires health care workers at locations participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19 by Jan. 4. Workers receiving a two-dose vaccination need their first dose administered by Dec. 5 to comply with the federal mandate.