Yes, but: Hospitals and long-term care facilities are already stretched so thin that it won’t take a mass exodus for them to feel the effects of layoffs.

In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order last week to help provide relief to health systems struggling with staff shortages.

The Biden administration announced nursing home workers will soon be required to be vaccinated, which could be a much tougher lift. Only about two-thirds of nursing home staff are vaccinated, according to the most recent federal data.

What we’re watching: Children, once eligible for shots, could help spike the U.S. vaccination rate.

But if employer mandates are controversial, even within the health care sector, one can only imagine what mandates for children will look like.