New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday night declared a state of emergency to deal with possible staffing shortfalls resulting from the statewide vaccination mandate for healthcare workers. “Last night,” the Democrat governor wrote on Twitter Tuesday, “I took bold action and signed an executive order that will alleviate potential staffing shortages in our hospitals and other health care facilities across New York State.” “My desire is to have the people who’ve been out there continue to work in their jobs, working in them safely,” she said Monday at a news conference in the Bronx. “To all the other health care workers who are vaccinated, they also deserve to know that the people they’re working with will not get them sick.” It’s not clear why Hochul suggested that someone who is vaccinated against COVID-19 would be at a higher risk of getting sick from someone who isn’t vaccinated. Some studies …