Local Health Systems Grappling With Vaccine Mandates As Delta Variant Emerges

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More and more hospital systems are mandating their employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the delta variant continues to emerge.Currently, there is no vaccination mandate at Allegheny Health Network, UPMC, or Excela Health.A sportsman for AHN tells KDKA he thinks there is just a general reluctance to mandate vaccinations for employees.Meanwhile, one health care advocate says some nursing facilities are afraid a mandate would cause them to lose workers.However,