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Aug. 13, 2021Omaha, Neb. |  By: AP

Nebraska's largest health care companies to require vaccines


OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska's biggest health care systems said Thursday they will require all their employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as they continue to deal with the current surge of virus cases in the state.

The companies involved issued a joint statement that included CHI Health, Nebraska Medicine, Methodist Health System, Bryan Health, Children's Hospital and several other large health care employers. 

Top medical officials with the companies said they believe their hospitals will be able to handle the growing number of virus hospitalizations, but they are concerned about capacity because their facilities remain quite full.

Bryan Health's chief medical officer Dr. John Trapp said he thinks the state is approaching a public health crisis.