The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers promulgated by President Joe Biden’s administration is being opposed by over 150 Republicans in Congress, who say the administration hasn’t taken into account the mandate’s potential effect on already short-staffed hospitals. “We are concerned that if the Biden administration moves forward with their vaccine mandate for medical personnel, the resulting staff shortages could actually cost lives instead of saving them,” Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) said in a statement. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last month announced every facility that receives federal funding must force workers to get a vaccine or terminate them. The mandate was recently blocked nationwide, for now, by two federal courts. CMS last week suspended enforcement of it, though officials say they’re “confident” they’ll ultimately prevail in the cases. “While CMS remains confident in its authority to protect the health and safety of patients in facilities certified by …