Keystone Today

A COVID-19 vaccine was administered to 88.3 percent of Pennsylvania’s nursing and care homes workers as of April 17, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

This is a 0.6 percent increase since the previous data update on March 20. The number of staff employed in nursing and care homes can fluctuate significantly, sometimes leading to a decrease in the total percentage of vaccinated staff.

Pennsylvania is the 15th most vaccinated state in the US among nursing and care homes.

COVID-19 claimed 70 lives in Pennsylvania in the week ending April 17. This is an increase over the week before.

There have been up 46,407 fatalities tied to COVID-19 in Pennsylvania.

COVID-19 vaccinations are mandatory for US healthcare personnel due to a federal order. However, many states have raised challenges or issued separate rules about vaccine mandates for healthcare staff.

The Supreme Court in early 2022 shut down a much broader vaccine mandate which would have affected roughly 84 million US citizens.

State	% Vaccinated	% Change
Alaska	91.9	1.3
Alabama	84.3	0.5
Arkansas	91	1.7
Arizona	85.3	1.6
California	95.3	0.2
Colorado	92.5	-0.1
Connecticut	96.7	0
District of Columbia	99.2	-0.2
Delaware	95.9	0.8
Florida	82.9	1
Georgia	90.5	0.8
Hawaii	97.7	2.6
Iowa	82.8	0.6
Idaho	78.7	1.7
Illinois	87.9	0.4
Indiana	81.1	0.8
Kansas	80	-0.2
Kentucky	85.9	0.7
Louisiana	83.1	1.1
Massachusetts	97.9	0.1
Maryland	94.3	-0.2
Michigan	82.2	1.1
Minnesota	85	0.2
Missouri	75.6	0.2
Mississippi	85.6	1.5
Montana	72.8	-2.6
North Carolina	89.7	0.8
North Dakota	82.2	-0.2
Nebraska	82.1	1.2
New Hampshire	95.1	-0.1
New Jersey	94.5	0.1
New Mexico	90.8	-0.7
Nevada	88.6	0.1
New York	98.8	0.2
Ohio	76.6	1.1
Oklahoma	78.3	1.1
Oregon	87.9	-0.3
Pennsylvania	88.3	0.6
Rhode Island	99.4	0
South Carolina	87.3	1.3
South Dakota	81.8	0.7
Tennessee	82.7	0.6
Texas	84.1	1.2
Utah	85.4	0.1
Virginia	94.5	0.8
Vermont	94.9	0.5
Washington	92.2	0.3
Wisconsin	85.8	0.3
West Virginia	92.5	-0.3
Wyoming	78	2.3