NewYork-Presbyterian hospital system requires all its employees to get COVID-19 vaccine
3 years, 6 months ago

NewYork-Presbyterian hospital system requires all its employees to get COVID-19 vaccine

Daily Mail  

NewYork-Presbyterian says it is requiring all of its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. It comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that New York City will host a ticker tape parade next month to honor frontline workers. NewYork-Presbyterian says it is requiring all of its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 1 Mayor Bill de Blasio also announced on Monday that New York City will host a ticker tape parade next month to honor 'Hometown Heroes' on New York City's Canyon of Heroes NewYork-Presbyterian is the hospital system in New York to require its employees to get vaccinated but not the first in the country. Meanwhile, New York City announced it will be holding a ticker tape parade next month to celebrate essential workers. 'I said the first parade back, the first true large parade in New York City will be one to celebrate the heroes of the fight against COVID, our health care heroes who were extraordinary and need to be remembered for the ages, our first responders, our essential workers, the people who kept us alive, that people who kept the city going no matter what,' de Blasio said during a press conference on Monday.

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NYC ending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees
1 year, 10 months ago

NYC ending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City, which once had the nation’s strictest workplace vaccination rules for COVID-19, is ending one of its last such mandates, saying it will no longer require the shots for municipal employees including police officers, firefighters and teachers. We’re grateful that we can now, as we leave the emergency phase of the pandemic, modify more of …

New York City Fires More Than 1,400 Employees For Not Getting Vaccinated
2 years, 10 months ago

New York City Fires More Than 1,400 Employees For Not Getting Vaccinated

News 18  

New York City fired 1,430 of its municipal workers on Monday for failing to adhere to the vaccine mandate, news agency The New York Times reported. Another report by the New York Post revealed that 36 New York Police Department personnel, 25 fire department workers and 914 department of education workers were fired for not taking one shot of the …

NYC fires more than 1,000 workers over vaccine mandate
2 years, 10 months ago

NYC fires more than 1,000 workers over vaccine mandate

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City fired more than a thousand workers who failed to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the mayor’s office said Monday. The city sent notices in late January to up to 4,000 workers, saying they had to show proof they got at least two doses of the vaccine or else they’d lose their jobs. …

NYC vaccination mandate for the private sector takes effect
2 years, 11 months ago

NYC vaccination mandate for the private sector takes effect

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City’s sweeping mandate requiring nearly all private-sector businesses to ban unvaccinated employees from the workplace took effect Monday amid a spike in coronavirus infections, leaving some employers grappling with thorny personnel decisions. “I just think it’s immoral to fire somebody because of a personal medical choice.” Some business owners and workers are planning a legal …

For NYC businesses, vaccine mandates put damper on holiday
3 years ago

For NYC businesses, vaccine mandates put damper on holiday

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A surprise year-end decree by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordering virtually all businesses in his city to get workers vaccinated has sowed confusion and frustration — and could set off a mad holiday dash to force vaccine holdouts to choose between jabs or jobs. “I’m not going to lose a good employee because of …

NYC to impose COVID vaccine mandate on private employers
3 years ago

NYC to impose COVID vaccine mandate on private employers

Al Jazeera  

The move, announced by the city’s mayor, comes amid rising concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant. All private employers in New York City will need to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers by later this month, the city’s mayor has announced, calling the measure a “preemptive strike” against the potential spread of the Omicron variant. “All private sector …

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?
3 years ago

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?

Associated Press  

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.? To control the spread of COVID-19, President Joe Biden previously said businesses with 100 or more employees would need to require COVID-19 vaccination or have workers get tested weekly for the virus. But soon after the rule was issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, it faced …

Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota
3 years, 1 month ago

Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota

Associated Press  

Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota on Tuesday reported a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months as beds were filled with unvaccinated people and health care leaders warned that staff were being worn down by yet another surge. It “should be alarming to all of us,” Bob Riney, chief operating officer at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, said …

77 L.A. city employees lose pay after refusing to sign notice for vaccine mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

77 L.A. city employees lose pay after refusing to sign notice for vaccine mandate

LA Times  

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, shown in 2020, urged Angelenos to get booster shots, immunize children who are newly eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and to be tested if they are experiencing symptoms. Dozens of Los Angeles city employees are now going unpaid after refusing to sign notices that directed them to get COVID-19 vaccines by a December deadline — …

Beds and medical services cut as Queensland hospital workers defy COVID-19 vaccination mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

Beds and medical services cut as Queensland hospital workers defy COVID-19 vaccination mandate

ABC  

More than 8 per cent of Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service workers have failed to comply with the COVID-19 vaccination mandate, forcing cuts to surgical, medical and mental health beds. Key points: Almost 4,000 health workers in the state's public hospitals have provided no evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says those employees will be sent …

Judge won't stop vaccine mandate for NYC cops, other workers
3 years, 1 month ago

Judge won't stop vaccine mandate for NYC cops, other workers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. PBA President Pat Lynch said in a statement that …

More workers sue US nuclear lab over vaccine mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

More workers sue US nuclear lab over vaccine mandate

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Another group of workers is suing Los Alamos National Laboratory over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing that the requirement discriminates against employees who sought religious or medical exemptions. “Los Alamos claims to have offered exemptions for those who have sincere religious reasons for not taking a mandatory COVID vaccine, but their one-size-fits-all so-called ‘accommodation’ is flagrantly illegal. …

Judge: No order barring union from discussing vaccine order
3 years, 1 month ago

Judge: No order barring union from discussing vaccine order

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — An order barring the president of the police union from making public statements encouraging members to disobey the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate expired after a judge on Monday denied a request to extend it. After hearing arguments Monday, she issued a written ruling denying the city of Chicago’s renewal and expansion request saying the situation had “materially changed.” …

Unvaccinated L.A. city workers will have more time to get COVID-19 shots
3 years, 1 month ago

Unvaccinated L.A. city workers will have more time to get COVID-19 shots

LA Times  

A plan approved by the City Council gives workers more time to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. To implement the plan, the council passed a resolution Tuesday finding that the city had reached a stalemate and that “there is a compelling need for such unilateral action to protect public health and safety and workplace safety.” A spokesman for the Service Employees …

US outlines plans for vaccinating children against COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

US outlines plans for vaccinating children against COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

The White House initiative comes as New York City became the latest jurisdiction to mandate vaccines for employees. Biden has also announced plans to use an array of executive orders and rule-changes to require workers at hospitals that receive federal reimbursements and federal contractors to receive the jab, as well as a change to Occupational Safety and Health Administration policy …

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers
3 years, 2 months ago

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers

NPR  

Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Charles Rex Arbogast/AP For hundreds of public employees in the state of Washington, where a new vaccine mandate for state employees went into effect this week, Monday was their last day on the job. Sponsor Message As vaccine …

IBM tells US staff to get vaccine by December 8 or face suspension
3 years, 2 months ago

IBM tells US staff to get vaccine by December 8 or face suspension

Hindustan Times  

International Business Machines Corp said all of its US-based employees must be vaccinated by December 8 or be put on unpaid suspension. In June, IBM told US employees to return to the office by September but was then forced to shut down New York City locations amid rising Covid-19 cases in August. The Armonk, New York-based company told workers that …

NYC vaccine mandate takes effect with 96% of teachers receiving at least one dose, mayor says
3 years, 2 months ago

NYC vaccine mandate takes effect with 96% of teachers receiving at least one dose, mayor says

CNN  

CNN — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said 96% of all city public school teachers have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as a vaccine mandate for educators went into full effect Monday morning. While de Blasio and Porter provided numbers for all school employees, the president of one of the city’s largest teachers’ unions …

Teachers turn to US Supreme Court over NYC vaccine mandate
3 years, 2 months ago

Teachers turn to US Supreme Court over NYC vaccine mandate

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A group of teachers asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday for an emergency injunction blocking implementation of New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public schools staff. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he is confident courts will uphold the city’s efforts to exclude unvaccinated staff from school buildings, where they might infect …

Some US governors say Covid hospitalizations are going down but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated
3 years, 2 months ago

Some US governors say Covid hospitalizations are going down but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated

CNN  

CNN — Some governors are beginning to report encouraging signs in their state’s Covid-19 numbers, but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated. Kaiser noted that the bulk of the interviews for September’s poll happened before Pfizer announced on September 20 that its Covid-19 vaccine was safe and generated a “robust” antibody response in children …

Early data shows about half of CT state workers vaccinated
3 years, 2 months ago

Early data shows about half of CT state workers vaccinated

Associated Press  

Early data shows about 19,000 of Connecticut’s roughly 32,000 state employees who work for executive branch agencies are fully vaccinated, a figure that’s expected to change over the coming days, state officials announced Wednesday. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, said they’re also optimistic more people will decide to get vaccinated in the coming days as state officials continue to sort through …

New York’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers leads to suspension of hundreds of holdouts
3 years, 2 months ago

New York’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers leads to suspension of hundreds of holdouts

CNN  

New York CNN — Hundreds of unvaccinated health care workers across New York were suspended Tuesday and could soon lose their jobs entirely as the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers went into effect overnight. “This new information shows that holding firm on the vaccine mandate for health care workers is simply the right thing to do to …

New York prepares for healthcare disruptions as covid-19 vaccine mandate takes effect
3 years, 2 months ago

New York prepares for healthcare disruptions as covid-19 vaccine mandate takes effect

Live Mint  

New York state’s healthcare system is bracing for staff shortages this week as a vaccine mandate takes effect at midnight on Monday, presenting the largest test case so far of how similar requirements will play out across the country. “We’re anticipating a problem," said Michael Balboni, executive director of the Greater New York Health Care Facilities Association, which represents nursing …

New York vaccine mandates: What you need to know
3 years, 2 months ago

New York vaccine mandates: What you need to know

CNN  

CNN — Monday is the deadline for tens of thousands of New York workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The vaccines were mandated by New York City for public school employees, by the state for health care workers and by the state’s court system for staff members after the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine received full approval from the US Food and Drug …

As Vaccine Deadlines Approach, Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages Will Occur
3 years, 2 months ago

As Vaccine Deadlines Approach, Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages Will Occur

NPR  

As Vaccine Deadlines Approach, Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages Will Occur Enlarge this image toggle caption Eduardo Munoz/AP Eduardo Munoz/AP Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. We are concerned about how it will exacerbate an already quite serious staffing problem," said …

New York governor anticipates possible health care staff shortages due to vaccine mandate non-compliance
3 years, 2 months ago

New York governor anticipates possible health care staff shortages due to vaccine mandate non-compliance

CNN  

CNN — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday she’s ready to declare a state of emergency – if needed – to prevent staff shortages that may be triggered by health care workers who don’t adhere to the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, which goes into effect Monday. Earlier this month in New York, a federal judge temporarily suspended state health …

New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers
3 years, 2 months ago

New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers

NPR  

New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Cindy Ord/Getty Images Cindy Ord/Getty Images New York state officials are bracing for staffing shortages when the state's health care worker vaccination mandate takes effect on Monday, and could be looking to the National Guard — as well as medical professionals from …

Federal court temporarily blocks Covid-19 vaccine mandate for New York City teachers
3 years, 3 months ago

Federal court temporarily blocks Covid-19 vaccine mandate for New York City teachers

CNN  

CNN — A federal appeals court has issued a temporary injunction against a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for New York City educators set to go into effect early next week, temporarily blocking enforcement while the case is sent to a three-judge circuit court panel for review. The judge’s ruling Friday means the mandate – which required all New York City Department …

United Airlines say 97% of US employees have been vaccinated
3 years, 3 months ago

United Airlines say 97% of US employees have been vaccinated

Associated Press  

DALLAS — United Airlines says more than 97% of its U.S.-based employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 now that there is less than a week before a deadline to get the shots or get fired. Six United employees sued United this week claiming that the airline is discriminating against employees who get exemptions from the vaccine mandate by placing them …

The vaccine mandate may not apply to your driver or server
3 years, 3 months ago

The vaccine mandate may not apply to your driver or server

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Some 80 million private sector employees will be required to get a Covid vaccine or weekly Covid test under the federal rules announced by President Joe Biden last week. “If McDonald’s does and Wendy’s doesn’t, those employees who don’t want to get vaccinated are going to walk out the door to go over to Wendy’s.” …

No shot, no proof, no service: NYC businesses begin checks
3 years, 4 months ago

No shot, no proof, no service: NYC businesses begin checks

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — People dining indoors at New York City’s restaurants, browsing its museums or sweating in its gyms had to show proof Tuesday that they were at least partially inoculated against COVID-19 as the city began the nation’s largest effort yet to exclude the unvaccinated from public places. The vaccination mandate, announced two weeks ago by Mayor Bill de …

No shot, no service: NYC businesses begin screening patrons
3 years, 4 months ago

No shot, no service: NYC businesses begin screening patrons

The Independent  

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Nearly 1,500 health systems across the United States mandate Covid-19 vaccination
3 years, 4 months ago

Nearly 1,500 health systems across the United States mandate Covid-19 vaccination

CNN  

KHN — Hospitals coast to coast are demanding their employees get vaccinated against covid as the highly contagious delta variant tears through populations with low vaccination rates. “Your health care decisions are private, they’re protected by the constitution of the state of Montana,” Rep. Jennifer Carlson, a Republican, said in March as she introduced the bill. “Whereas, they were literally …

United Airlines latest US firm to mandate COVID jabs for staff
3 years, 4 months ago

United Airlines latest US firm to mandate COVID jabs for staff

Al Jazeera  

United Airlines on Friday became the first major carrier in the US to require all of its domestic staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. United Airlines on Friday became the first major carrier in the United States to require all of its domestic staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, adding to the list of US corporations imposing vaccine …

NYC, big employers taking hard line against vaccine holdouts
3 years, 4 months ago

NYC, big employers taking hard line against vaccine holdouts

Associated Press  

New York City, Microsoft, Tyson Foods and the U.S. auto industry joined a cascading number of state and local governments and major employers Tuesday that are taking a hard line against both the surging delta variant and the holdouts who have yet to get vaccinated. And that means getting vaccinated right now,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said in announcing that …

New York becomes first major U.S. city to require vaccination proof at restaurants, gyms
3 years, 4 months ago

New York becomes first major U.S. city to require vaccination proof at restaurants, gyms

LA Times  

Mayor Bill de Blasio has focused on getting as many New Yorkers vaccinated as possible while resisting calls to mandate masks indoors, as several cities and counties in California have done. And that means getting vaccinated right now,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said in announcing that New York will demand people show proof of COVID-19 vaccination at indoor restaurants, shows …

NY to require state employees to get vaccines, or get tested
3 years, 4 months ago

NY to require state employees to get vaccines, or get tested

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York will require state employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by Labor Day or undergo weekly tests for COVID-19, Gov. Some unions representing government workers in New York City have objected to the city’s “get vaccinated or get tested” mandate set to take effect in mid-September. CSEA President Mary Sullivan, whose union represents New York …

Get vaccine or face weekly tests: California, NYC tells workers
3 years, 4 months ago

Get vaccine or face weekly tests: California, NYC tells workers

India TV News  

California and New York City announced Monday that they would require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly COVID-19 testing, and the Department of Veterans Affairs became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to receive the shot. The announcements are the “opening of the floodgates” as more government entities and companies impose …

Bill de Blasio expands vaccination-or-test mandate to ALL New York City workers
3 years, 4 months ago

Bill de Blasio expands vaccination-or-test mandate to ALL New York City workers

Daily Mail  

Starting on September 13, all New York City employees will be required to either get a COVID vaccine or take a COVID test every week to continue working in their public sector jobs. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that all New York City employees will be required to get a COVID test starting on September 13 if they …

Major medical groups call for employers to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for health care workers
3 years, 4 months ago

Major medical groups call for employers to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for health care workers

CNN  

CNN — As the number of Covid-19 cases surges in the United States, more than 50 health and medical groups – including the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association – issued a joint statement calling for all health care and long-term care employers to mandate employees be …

As New York salutes health workers, Missouri fights a surge
3 years, 5 months ago

As New York salutes health workers, Missouri fights a surge

Associated Press  

New York held a ticker-tape parade Wednesday for the health care workers and others who helped the city pull through the darkest days of COVID-19, while authorities in Missouri struggled to beat back a surge blamed on the fast-spreading delta variant and deep resistance to getting vaccinated. “We’ve got a lot to appreciate, because we’re well underway in our recovery,” …

Houston hospital workers fired, resign over COVID-19 vaccine
3 years, 6 months ago

Houston hospital workers fired, resign over COVID-19 vaccine

Associated Press  

DALLAS — More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have been fired or resigned after a judge dismissed an employee lawsuit over the vaccine requirement. A spokesperson for Houston Methodist hospital system said 153 employees either resigned in the two-week suspension period or were terminated on Tuesday. The hospital system’s decision …

Chicago hospital CEO suspended after improper vaccinations
3 years, 8 months ago

Chicago hospital CEO suspended after improper vaccinations

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A Chicago hospital’s CEO has been suspended for two weeks following a series of COVID-19 vaccination events involving alleged favoritism, including one in which ineligible Trump Tower workers were vaccinated. There have been at least six alleged incidents in which Loretto Hospital vaccinated people connected to the hospital’s executives, including to employees at downtown Chicago’s Trump Tower — …

High-End Medical Provider Let Ineligible People Skip COVID-19 Vaccine Line
3 years, 10 months ago

High-End Medical Provider Let Ineligible People Skip COVID-19 Vaccine Line

NPR  

High-End Medical Provider Let Ineligible People Skip COVID-19 Vaccine Line Enlarge this image toggle caption Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images A national health care provider has administered COVID-19 vaccinations to people deemed ineligible for the scarce vaccine by local health departments, including people with connections to company leaders and customers of its concierge medical service, according to internal communications …

States complain demand for the Covid-19 vaccine is outpacing supply
3 years, 11 months ago

States complain demand for the Covid-19 vaccine is outpacing supply

CNN  

CNN — Data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows there’s still a gap in the number of Covid-19 vaccines that have been distributed to states and the number of shots that have gone into arms, but as states’ vaccine campaigns havepicked up the pace, states complain the federal government is not sending vaccines fast enough. Tim …

COVID-19 Supply Deal Lets Vaccine Maker Earmark Doses For Employees And Their Families
3 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 Supply Deal Lets Vaccine Maker Earmark Doses For Employees And Their Families

NPR  

COVID-19 Supply Deal Lets Vaccine Maker Earmark Doses For Employees And Their Families Enlarge this image toggle caption Ethan Miller/Getty Images Ethan Miller/Getty Images As the nation grapples with a slower-than-promised coronavirus vaccine rollout, one federal deal to increase factory capacity includes an unusual condition: the manufacturer would be allowed to earmark doses to vaccinate employees and their families, giving …

Hospitals thought they’d see Covid-19 vaccine shortages. Sometimes, they have to throw away doses
3 years, 11 months ago

Hospitals thought they’d see Covid-19 vaccine shortages. Sometimes, they have to throw away doses

CNN  

CNN — In some hospitals, health centers and pharmacies in the United States, there are vials of Covid-19 vaccines that aren’t making it into arms. At the same time, the American Medical Association on Friday said it was “concerned” that some health care workers not employed by hospitals or health care systems face difficulties accessing the vaccine. “But during that …

Houston hospital system is offering its employees a $500 bonus if they get Covid-19 vaccine
3 years, 11 months ago

Houston hospital system is offering its employees a $500 bonus if they get Covid-19 vaccine

CNN  

CNN — Houston Methodist, a Texas hospital system with more than 26,000 employees, is offering a $500 bonus to workers if they get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. Houston Methodist employees are eligible for a “Hope Bonus” in March to thank them for their work last year, Marc Boom, president and CEO of Houston Methodist, wrote in an email to …

Free Airbnb with your COVID-19 vaccine? Firefighters offered prizes along with priority access
3 years, 11 months ago

Free Airbnb with your COVID-19 vaccine? Firefighters offered prizes along with priority access

LA Times  

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti holds the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the rollout of shots for the city Fire Department. Vaccinated firefighters get entered into a raffle where the gifts include Canary home security cameras, Google Nest entertainment systems, Aventon fixed-gear bicycles and gift cards for Airbnb and Lyft, according to a memo distributed by Terrazas last week. The influence …

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