Operators of licensed day cares in Illinois say the governor’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on the industry will make a staffing crisis even more acute.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued the executive order Friday for day care workers to be vaccinated. The order applies to the state’s 2,872 licensed day care facilities with an estimated 55,000 people workers.

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