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Mask rules get tighter in Europe amid winter’s COVID-19 wave

Fri, 2022-01-14 10:19 — mike kraft

Mask rules get tighter in Europe in winter's COVID-19 wave | AP News ROME (AP) — To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous “yes." Now the onetime epicenter of the pandemic in Europe hopes even stricter mask rules will help it beat the latest infection surge. AP NEWS

... Other countries are taking similar action as the more transmissible — yet, apparently, less virulent — omicron variant spreads through the continent.

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U.S. Employers face patchwork of state policies on worker vaccination after Supreme Court order

Fri, 2022-01-14 10:03 — mike kraft

Employers face patchwork of state policies on worker vaccination after Supreme Court order U.S. companies were divided in their response to the ruling. Washington Post

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White House: Onus on employers "to determine whether their workplace will be safe for employees"

Thu, 2022-01-13 17:25 — mike kraft

White House: Onus now on employers "to determine whether their workplace will be safe for employees" White House press secretary Jen Psaki responded to Thursday's Supreme Court ruling blocking the Biden’s administration’s vaccine or test requirement for large businesses, telling reporters the burden is now on individual employers “to determine whether their workplaces will be safe for employees, and whether their businesses will be safe for consumers.” By <a href="/profiles/rhea-mogul">Rhea Mogul</a>, Adam Renton, Jack Guy, <a href="/profiles/aditi-sandal">Aditi Sangal</a>, Melissa Macaya, <a href="/profiles/melissa

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Supreme Court blocks vaccine-or-test mandate for employers but allows for health providers

Thu, 2022-01-13 16:04 — mike kraft

Supreme Court blocks Biden's vaccine-or-test mandate for employers The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked the Biden administration's vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers, but allowed a vaccine-only mandate for health Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

The Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked the Biden administration's vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers, but allowed a vaccine-only mandate for health providers at federally-funded facilities.

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Vaccine mandates: Quebec's 'unvaxxed tax' leads to spike in first-dose appointments

Thu, 2022-01-13 13:12 — mike kraft

Canada says vaccine mandates work as Quebec's 'unvaxxed tax' leads to spike in first-dose appointments

(CNN) One day after the Canadian province of Quebec announced it would financially penalize residents who are unvaccinated, the province's health minister said Wednesday first-time appointments spiked in the hours following the announcement.

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Covid leading cause of death for American police during 2021

Wed, 2022-01-12 18:59 — mike kraft

Covid leading cause of death for police, driving dramatic rise in line of duty deaths The number of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty across the U.S. last year totaled 458, a 55 percent increase from 2020, the National Law Enf YahooNews

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Canada resists pressure to drop vaccine mandate for truck drivers crossing the border

Mon, 2022-01-10 13:29 — mike kraft

Canada resists pressure to drop vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing ahead with a vaccine mandate for international truckers despite increasing pressure from critics who say it will exacerbate driver shortages and drive up the price of goods imported from the United States. Steve Scherer Reuters

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Puerto Rico may point to how to beat the COVID pandemic

Mon, 2022-01-10 09:48 — mike kraft

Why one of the most vaccinated places in America couldn’t avoid omicron Puerto Rico has been hit hard by omicron, but it’s still a model for how the US can beat the pandemic. Nicole Narea Vox

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New York state to mandate boosters for health care workers

Fri, 2022-01-07 17:34 — mike kraft

New York to mandate boosters for health care workers New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Friday announced a new mandate requiring all health care workers to get a COVID-19 booster shot. Brad Dress TheHill

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Hochul said during a news conference that the state's health care workers will be required to get the booster shot for the coronavirus within two weeks of eligibility.

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