{"id":868372,"date":"2021-10-11T16:28:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T20:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=868372"},"modified":"2021-10-11T16:28:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T20:28:31","slug":"fact-check-will-national-guard-members-be-required-to-get-vaccinated-against-covid-19-if-they-replace-unvaccinated-nurses-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-will-national-guard-members-be-required-to-get-vaccinated-against-covid-19-if-they-replace-unvaccinated-nurses-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Will National Guard Members Be Required To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19 If They Replace Unvaccinated Nurses In New York?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-will-national-guard-members-be-required-to-get-vaccinated-against-covid-19-if-they-replace-unvaccinated-nurses-in-new-york%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=868372&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUuX2JhANo_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=dc4fd1ce-442a-4599-9d4d-d17ffd43cd6d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Instagram<\/a> claims members of the National Guard are not required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 until June 2022 but are \u201cthe ones replacing the nurses in NY who have refused the jab.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUuX2JhANo_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-8.4\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: Misleading<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Though the Army said its National Guard units have until June 2022 to be fully vaccinated, that does not mean unvaccinated New York health care workers will be replaced by unvaccinated National Guard members. COVID-19 vaccination will be mandatory for National Guard members \u201cdeployed into health care settings subject to the mandate,\u201d according to a New York State Department of Health spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In August, then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-cuomo-announces-covid-19-vaccination-mandate-healthcare-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> the New York State Department of Health would require all health care workers in the state to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine doses by Sept. 27. Some health care facilities in the state on Sept. 27 started firing or suspending those who had not received exemptions and were not vaccinated, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/uNLDh\/again?url=https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/new-york-hospitals-face-staff-shortages-vaccine-mandate-kicks-2021-09-27\/#selection-635.9-643.237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The same day, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/no-4-declaring-statewide-disaster-emergency-due-healthcare-staffing-shortages-state-new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">executive order<\/a> to adjust health care worker eligibility requirements to address staffing shortages that could potentially arise, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwnytv.com\/2021\/09\/28\/hochul-signs-executive-order-deal-with-health-care-staffing-shortages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWNY-TV<\/a>. She has put forward the possibility of filling such roles with qualified National Guard personnel, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUuX2JhANo_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=dc4fd1ce-442a-4599-9d4d-d17ffd43cd6d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viral Instagram post<\/a> attempts to suggest unvaccinated National Guards members will be permitted to work in New York hospitals in the place of unvaccinated health care workers. The post reads, \u201cThe National Guard are not required to take the jab until June of 2022, yet they are the ones replacing nurses in NY who have refused the jab. This is not about a virus. The goal is to enact martial law and continue with the implementation of the New World Order &amp; socialism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/250277\/army_announces_implementation_of_mandatory_vaccines_for_soldiers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">did announce<\/a> Sept. 14 that its National Guard units would have until June 30, 2022, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. That does not, however, mean unvaccinated National Guard personnel would replace unvaccinated New York health care workers. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/10\/06\/fact-check-new-york-hospitals-refusing-release-newborn-babies-unvaccinated-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Are New York Hospitals Refusing To Release Newborn Babies To Unvaccinated Parents?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The COVID-19 vaccination requirement in the New York State Health Department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littler.com\/files\/ny_doh_order_for_summary_action.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aug. 18 order<\/a> defined people covered under the policy as \u201call persons employed or affiliated with a covered entity, whether paid or unpaid, including but not limited to employees, members of the medical and nursing staff, contract staff, students, and volunteers, who engage in activities such that if they were infected with COVID-19, they could potentially expose, patients, residents, or personnel working for such entity to the disease.\u201d The order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littler.com\/files\/ny_doh_order_for_summary_action.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">includes<\/a> medical and religious exemptions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vaccine mandate for health care workers will apply for any National Guard members deployed into health care settings subject to the mandate,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeffrey-hammond-a6556036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeffrey Hammond<\/a>, deputy communications director at the New York State Department of Health, told Check Your Fact via email Monday. \u201cAt this time we have not yet had to activate any National Guard members for this purpose, and we are constantly monitoring to determine any necessary deployment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Based on state statistics, 87 percent of New York\u2019s hospital workers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 29, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/state-mandate-new-york-increased-vaccination-healthcare-workers-in-2021-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Insider<\/a> reported. New York medical facilities did not close en masse as a result of the state\u2019s vaccination requirement, nor did large swathes of health care workers quit because of it, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/575283-largest-new-york-healthcare-provider-fires-1400-employee-over-vaccine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Instagram claims members of the National Guard are not required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 until June 2022 but are \u201cthe ones replacing the nurses in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-868372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}