•   "The Administration’s requirement that health care facilities that participate in Medicare or Medicaid establish policies and procedures to ensure covered staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 protects the lives of patients, along with the health care workers that provide them care, at 76,000 medical facilities nationwide. Ensuring patient safety and quality of care is a critical responsibility of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and COVID-19 vaccination requirements for health care workers are key to combatting the evolving circumstances of COVID-19. As the Supreme Court said with respect to this rule, Ensuring that providers take steps to avoid transmitting a dangerous virus to their patients is consistent with the fundamental principle of the medical profession: first, do no harm. Vaccines remain one of our strongest tools to fight against COVID-19 and protect individuals from serious illness, hospitalization, and death. Health care workers may work on a daily basis with vulnerable populations, and the virus in health care settings continues to pose a significant risk to health care workers and their patients. Health care staff being unable to work because of COVID-19 further strains the health care system and limits patients' access to safe and essential care." Source: OMB