New York City to impose COVID-19 vaccine mandate on private employers
3 years, 1 month ago

New York City to impose COVID-19 vaccine mandate on private employers

LA Times  

Private employers in New York City will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers under new rules announced Monday by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The vaccine mandate for private businesses will take effect Dec. 27 and is aimed at preventing a spike in coronavirus infections during the holiday season and the colder months, the mayor said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “We in New York City have decided to use a preemptive strike to really do something bold to stop the further growth of COVID and the dangers it’s causing to all of us,” De Blasio said. “All private-sector employers in New York City will be covered by this vaccine mandate as of Dec. 27.” Vaccinations are already required for hospital and nursing home workers and city employees, including teachers, police officers and firefighters. Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin of Long Island, who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor, called the newly announced vaccine requirement a “job-killing, small business-suppressing mandate.” “When you dangerously combine a far-left, lame duck politician, who is anti-business, one-dimensional, unaccountable, not bright and has a perpetual ‘I always know best’ attitude,’ you get Bill de Blasio, the Worst Mayor in America,” Zeldin said in a statement.

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US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 8 months ago

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said Monday. “But our healthcare system or public health resources are far more able to respond to the threat that COVID poses to our country and do so in …

US to end Covid vaccination mandate for foreign travellers, federal workers on May 11
1 year, 8 months ago

US to end Covid vaccination mandate for foreign travellers, federal workers on May 11

India Today  

The United States will end its Covid-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers and federal workers on May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, the White House said on Monday. In February, the US House of Representatives voted to lift the requirement that most foreign air travellers be vaccinated against Covid-19, one of the few remaining pandemic travel restrictions …

U.S. to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 8 months ago

U.S. to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

The Hindu  

The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said on May 1. The unvaccinated minority “can cause a lot of damage, and they are.” Federal courts and Congress have already rolled back Mr. Biden's vaccine requirements for large employers …

NYC ending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees
1 year, 11 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 …

L.A. shifts course on vaccine mandates for city workers, will approve exemptions
1 year, 11 months ago

L.A. shifts course on vaccine mandates for city workers, will approve exemptions

LA Times  

A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter paramedic holds the COVID-19 vaccine to begin to fire personnel in December 2020. When Los Angeles city employees file for religious or medical exemptions to the city’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement, the requests are typically reviewed to ensure that exemption requests are valid. Personnel Department General Manager Dana Brown sent a memo to department heads …

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations
2 years, 2 months ago

Panel votes to add COVID shots to recommended vaccinations

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said Thursday. The panel’s unanimous decision has no immediate effect — COVID-19 shots already are recommended for virtually all Americans. Because the shots have already been recommended under emergency authorization for Americans older than 6 months, …

NYC ending vaccine mandate for private employers on Nov. 1
2 years, 3 months ago

NYC ending vaccine mandate for private employers on Nov. 1

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City will lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector employers on Nov. 1, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday in another sign of the city’s gradual return to pre-pandemic norms. The city began requiring almost all private businesses to ban unvaccinated employees from the workplace in December 2021, just as the Omicron wave began claiming hundreds …

New York drops mask requirement on public transportation
2 years, 4 months ago

New York drops mask requirement on public transportation

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York state is dropping its mask requirement on public transportation thanks in part to the availability of new booster shots targeting the most common strain of COVID-19, Gov. Masks will be encouraged but not required on buses and trains including the New York City subway system, Hochul said. “Basically, we’re going from mandatory to optional.” Face …

‘Entirely preventable’: Polio likely spreading in New York City
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Entirely preventable’: Polio likely spreading in New York City

Al Jazeera  

Public health officials announced that the polio virus has been detected in the city’s wastewater and urged vaccination. The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease, which had not been seen in the US in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated people, health officials said Friday. The presence of the …

Polio was detected in New York. But most people don’t need to worry
2 years, 5 months ago

Polio was detected in New York. But most people don’t need to worry

LA Times  

More than 92% of people in the U.S. are vaccinated against polio as children. Health officials on July 21 identified a polio patient as a person from New York’s Rockland County who was not vaccinated against the disease. Then on Monday, New York’s Department of Health announced that poliovirus had been detected in wastewater samples taken in June in Rockland …

Officials: Millions of COVID-19 shots ordered for youngest
2 years, 7 months ago

Officials: Millions of COVID-19 shots ordered for youngest

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been ordered for small children in anticipation of possible federal authorization next week, White House officials say. The government allowed pharmacies and states to start placing orders last week, with 5 million doses initially available — half of them shots made by Pfizer and the other half the vaccine produced by …

NYC mayor allows unvaccinated athletes play home games
2 years, 9 months ago

NYC mayor allows unvaccinated athletes play home games

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New York City's mayor …

New York City To Let Unvaccinated Athletes Play Home Games
2 years, 9 months ago

New York City To Let Unvaccinated Athletes Play Home Games

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — New York City’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers, a move that will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games and unvaccinated baseball players to take the field when their season begins. Yankees star Aaron Judge refused to directly …

New York City Mayor Set to Lift Vaccine Mandate on Athletes, Performers: Report
2 years, 9 months ago

New York City Mayor Set to Lift Vaccine Mandate on Athletes, Performers: Report

News 18  

New York Mayor Eric Adams is set to lift the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for performers and professional athletes as early as this week, Politico reported on Wednesday, a rule that has come under growing criticism by local sports teams. The mandate, imposed by former Mayor Bill de Blasio, is part of a larger order that all private-sector workers in …

New York City to end vaccine mandates for performers and athletes
2 years, 9 months ago

New York City to end vaccine mandates for performers and athletes

NPR  

New York City to end vaccine mandates for performers and athletes Enlarge this image toggle caption Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP NEW YORK — New York city's mayor will announce Thursday that he's exempting athletes and performers from the city's vaccine mandate for private workers. The move will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, who refused to be vaccinated …

NYC may lift rules requiring face masks for children under 5
2 years, 9 months ago

NYC may lift rules requiring face masks for children under 5

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. Read our privacy policy New York City Mayor Eric …

NYC sheds vaccination mandate, school masks precautions
2 years, 10 months ago

NYC sheds vaccination mandate, school masks precautions

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City shed major COVID-19 precautions on Monday as masks became optional in city schools and restaurants and cultural attractions could stop asking patrons for proof of vaccination. Let’s enjoy our city,” Mayor Eric Adams said after visiting several restaurants in Manhattan’s East Village. The Democratic mayor urged New Yorkers to “enjoy the city and spend …

L.A. could soon end COVID vaccine mandate for restaurants, bars, gyms, movie theaters
2 years, 10 months ago

L.A. could soon end COVID vaccine mandate for restaurants, bars, gyms, movie theaters

LA Times  

Los Angeles could soon ease city rules requiring indoor restaurants, gyms, bars, movie theaters, hair salons and other businesses to check that customers are vaccinated against COVID-19 before letting them inside. She is still suggesting that businesses continue to verify customers’ vaccination status, but, “as opposed to telling people what they have to do, we’re asking people to do them …

Big cities drop more COVID-19 measures in push for normalcy
2 years, 10 months ago

Big cities drop more COVID-19 measures in push for normalcy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City and Los Angeles are lifting some of their strictest COVID-19 prevention measures as officials in big cities around the U.S. push for a return to normalcy after two grueling years of the pandemic. New York City, which has long prided itself as having the nation’s toughest COVID-19 safety protocols, will do away with several …

NYC to lift school mask rules, vaccine mandates for dining
2 years, 10 months ago

NYC to lift school mask rules, vaccine mandates for dining

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. Read our privacy policy New York City will lift …

NYC lifts indoor mask requirement for K-12 schools, and proof of vaccination requirement for indoor venues
2 years, 10 months ago

NYC lifts indoor mask requirement for K-12 schools, and proof of vaccination requirement for indoor venues

CNN  

New York CNN — New York City is dropping mask requirements for K-12 schools and lifting proof of vaccine mandates for restaurants and theaters starting next week, Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday. Kathy Hochul, citing steep declines in Covid-19 hospitalizations statewide, announced earlier this week that, effective Wednesday, New York would no longer require students to wear masks in schools. …

Is NYC ready to move on from COVID? Depends on who you ask
2 years, 10 months ago

Is NYC ready to move on from COVID? Depends on who you ask

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — From the frightening, grief-filled early days of the pandemic until perhaps even now, a return to normalcy seemed so out of reach in New York City, where people kept breathing through masks and avoiding indoor gatherings even as other places abandoned COVID-19 safety protocols. “There are peer pressure issues that we all know exist in school,” she …

New York to lift statewide school mask mandate by March 2
2 years, 10 months ago

New York to lift statewide school mask mandate by March 2

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York’s statewide masking requirement in schools will be lifted by March 2, Gov. Hours later, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he’s considering lifting vaccine mandates on restaurants, bars and theaters by early next week if infections and hospitalizations continue their downward trend. A mask mandate on the city’s approximately 1 million schoolchildren could also …

US covid restrictions: Boston and Hawaii join states and major cities lifting requirements
2 years, 10 months ago

US covid restrictions: Boston and Hawaii join states and major cities lifting requirements

CNN  

CNN — As the number of new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations slowly falls, cities and states are loosening vaccine and mask requirements. “As of today, our public health data show that Boston is officially below the 3 critical thresholds for heightened Covid protections, so we are lifting the proof of vaccination requirement,” Wu said in a tweet. Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, …

More COVID-19 rules fall as CDC hints at better times ahead
2 years, 11 months ago

More COVID-19 rules fall as CDC hints at better times ahead

LA Times  

Customers eat at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia on Feb. 16, 2022. The nation’s leading health officials said Wednesday that the U.S. is moving closer to the point that COVID-19 is no longer a “constant crisis” as more cities, businesses and sports venues began lifting pandemic restrictions around the country. Philadelphia officials said Wednesday the city’s vaccine mandate for …

New York City Fires More Than 1,400 Employees For Not Getting Vaccinated
2 years, 11 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, 11 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. …

New York letting broad mask mandate expire, but not in schools
2 years, 11 months ago

New York letting broad mask mandate expire, but not in schools

LA Times  

“Given the declining cases, given the declining hospitalizations, that is why we feel comfortable to lift this, in effect tomorrow,” Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the state will end a COVID-19 mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings, but will keep masking rules in schools for now. The Barclays Center, where the Brooklyn Nets play, said masks …

State govt to make double vaccination mandatory for accessing range of services
3 years ago

State govt to make double vaccination mandatory for accessing range of services

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI To overcome vaccine resistance and boost vaccination numbers amidst the onset of the third wave of Covid-19, the state government is working on making double vaccination mandatory for accessing a range of services. Double vaccination is already mandatory for suburban train travel in Mumbai, entering malls and shopping complexes as well as attending work in government offices Double vaccination …

NYC vaccination mandate for the private sector takes effect
3 years 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 …

Fox News drops testing option for office workers and will require vaccination
3 years ago

Fox News drops testing option for office workers and will require vaccination

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Employees in Fox News’s …

US court reinstates Biden’s vaccine mandate for big businesses
3 years ago

US court reinstates Biden’s vaccine mandate for big businesses

Al Jazeera  

Appeals court allows Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine or test rules for large businesses to move ahead. An appeals court in the United States has reinstated President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large businesses. “Given OSHA’s clear and exercised authority to regulate viruses, OSHA necessarily has the authority to regulate infectious diseases that are not unique to the workplace,” Judge …

Indoor mask rules are back in New York state as cases surge
3 years, 1 month ago

Indoor mask rules are back in New York state as cases surge

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A mask mandate for shops and other indoor spaces in New York state took effect Monday as officials confront a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. But Republicans in a few counties, including Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell and Rockland County Executive Ed Day, have said they won’t redirect local health department …

Pentagon considering COVID-19 booster mandate for troops
3 years, 1 month ago

Pentagon considering COVID-19 booster mandate for troops

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Friday that there are “active discussions” within the department about making the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots mandatory for service members, even as thousands refuse or seek exemptions from the initial shot requirement. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said there have been no final decisions on the matter, but added that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “absolutely …

New York’s COVID surge is back — and so is its mask mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

New York’s COVID surge is back — and so is its mask mandate

LA Times  

Kathy Hochul speaks at an event Friday in New York. Hochul said the decision to reinstitute a mask mandate was based on a rising number of cases and hospitalizations, which has been especially pronounced in parts of upstate New York. “We’re entering a time of uncertainty and we could either plateau here or our cases could get out of control,” …

For NYC businesses, vaccine mandates put damper on holiday
3 years, 1 month 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 …

State Must Not Drag Its Feet and Make Covid Vaccination Mandatory for All Adults
3 years, 1 month ago

State Must Not Drag Its Feet and Make Covid Vaccination Mandatory for All Adults

News 18  

We live in times when the state is expected to be decisive, unyielding and uncompromising in national interest. Take for instance, the curious service charge price cap of Rs 150 for the private sector, taking away any incentive the market may have to join the vaccination drive. There is no reason people will pay for vaccines in private sector hospitals …

NYC to impose COVID vaccine mandate on private employers
3 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 …

Governor, NYC health commissioner recommend masks indoors
3 years, 1 month ago

Governor, NYC health commissioner recommend masks indoors

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New Yorkers are urged to wear masks in indoor public settings as scientists work to learn more about the newly identified omicron variant of the coronavirus, the governor and New York City’s health commissioner said Monday. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said the state won’t be “defenseless” if everyone wears masks indoors, gets vaccinated, gets tested, washes their …

Enforcement begins today for L.A.’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements
3 years, 1 month ago

Enforcement begins today for L.A.’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements

LA Times  

Ten-month-old Julian Medrano Rodriguez drinks milk at Amalia’s Restaurant in Los Angeles on Nov. 21. Among them are restaurants, bars and coffee shops; live performance venues; tattoo and piercing parlors, sports arenas and convention centers; exhibition halls and museums; tasting rooms at breweries, wineries and distilleries; cafeterias, food courts, banquet halls and hotel ballrooms; gyms, and dance and fitness studios; …

Vaccine mandate for airline workers ‘will not impact holiday travel’, says TSA
3 years, 1 month ago

Vaccine mandate for airline workers ‘will not impact holiday travel’, says TSA

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Approximately 93 per cent of airline and airport employees in the US have now been vaccinated, …

L.A. moves to exempt malls from COVID-19 vaccine verification requirements
3 years, 2 months ago

L.A. moves to exempt malls from COVID-19 vaccine verification requirements

LA Times  

The city of Los Angeles is moving toward dropping malls and shopping centers from its recently implemented COVID-19 vaccine verification requirements. The city’s program, dubbed SafePassLA, is among the strictest in the nation, requiring proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to enter indoor shopping centers, indoor restaurants, movie theaters, hair and nail salons, coffee shops, gyms, museums, bowling alleys, performance venues …

New York tells SCOTUS to allow vaccine mandate for health care workers to remain on the books
3 years, 2 months ago

New York tells SCOTUS to allow vaccine mandate for health care workers to remain on the books

CNN  

CNN — New York Attorney General Letitia James urged the Supreme Court Wednesday to deny a request from a group of New York health care workers to block the state’s vaccine mandate, arguing that the emergency rule requiring vaccinations for certain health care workers is necessary to combat the spread of the virus, which can lead to a “vicious cycle …

De Blasio says he wants children ages 5-11 to show proof of vaccination to enter businesses
3 years, 2 months ago

De Blasio says he wants children ages 5-11 to show proof of vaccination to enter businesses

Daily Mail  

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been slammed for announcing that he is considering making children aged five to 11 show proof of vaccination - once enough have got their shots in the Big Apple. Outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday that he is considering mandating vaccines for children five to 11 at …

L.A.’s new COVID-19 vaccination rules for businesses and venues go into effect today
3 years, 2 months ago

L.A.’s new COVID-19 vaccination rules for businesses and venues go into effect today

LA Times  

City Hall rises in the background above Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles. The city of Los Angeles on Monday enacted some of the nation’s strictest COVID-19 vaccine verification rules, covering a wide variety of indoor retail businesses and venues. Here’s what you need to know: The rules Among the requirements, the city of Los Angeles now mandates proof of …

New Biden vaccine rules don’t allow self-administered, self-reported covid-19 tests
3 years, 2 months ago

New Biden vaccine rules don’t allow self-administered, self-reported covid-19 tests

Live Mint  

Workers won’t be allowed to both self-administer and self-report their Covid-19 tests to comply with new Biden administration requirements that mandate millions of employees get vaccinated or provide weekly test results. That might force employees to get a laboratory test through a pharmacy chain on a weekend, for example, said Brian Kropp, research chief of the human-resources practice at Gartner …

US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4
3 years, 2 months ago

US mandates vaccines or tests for big companies by Jan. 4

Associated Press  

Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday. The new requirements are the Biden administration’s boldest move yet to persuade reluctant Americans to finally get a vaccine that has been widely …

Millions of workers now face a vaccination mandate. How to tell if you’re one of them
3 years, 2 months ago

Millions of workers now face a vaccination mandate. How to tell if you’re one of them

LA Times  

People who work for employers with 100 or more workers, such as large grocery store chains, will have to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4. For the record: A previous version of this article reported that the OSHA vaccine mandate applies to private companies with more than 100 employees. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration laid out three key …

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