Biden To Require All Federal Employees To Get Vaccinated Or Face Weekly Testing
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden To Require All Federal Employees To Get Vaccinated Or Face Weekly Testing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden announced Thursday that all federal employees and contractors must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and abide by other safety restrictions, reflecting the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant of the virus that threatens to prolong the pandemic. “Masking is one defense against the spread of COVID-19, but make no mistake: Vaccines are the best defense against you getting severely ill from COVID-19,” Biden said at a press conference announcing the policy. “Anyone who does not attest to being fully vaccinated will be required to wear a mask on the job no matter their geographic location, physically distance from all other employees and visitors, comply with a weekly or twice weekly screening testing requirement, and be subject to restrictions on official travel,” the White House said in a statement. “According to research from the University of California, Los Angeles, roughly one-third of unvaccinated individuals said a cash payment would make them more likely to get a shot,” the White House noted.

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Biden says new Covid vaccines are 'likely' to be recommended to EVERY American this fall - including children - amid upswing in infections
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden says new Covid vaccines are 'likely' to be recommended to EVERY American this fall - including children - amid upswing in infections

Daily Mail  

President Biden said he will recommend that everyone gets one President Biden has said his Administration will 'likely' recommend that all Americans roll up their sleeves for an updated Covid booster vaccine this fall. Biden said today that he had signed off a proposal to present to Congress for extra funding for updated Covid vaccines that will be 'likely recommended' …

US to lift most federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 10 months ago

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

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 The Biden administration will end …

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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 …

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 10 months ago

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

LA Times  

The Biden administration will end most of the remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends. 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 …

The Most Lawless Court in the Country Won’t Let Biden Vaccinate His Own Workforce
2 years ago

The Most Lawless Court in the Country Won’t Let Biden Vaccinate His Own Workforce

Slate  

On Thursday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a block on President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for executive branch employees. Dahlia Lithwick: This week, we’ve got another instance of a nationwide injunction and judge-shopping, this one surrounding President Biden’s vaccine mandate for executive branch employees. Mark Joseph Stern: So, this is a case challenging President Joe Biden’s mandate …

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't workers
2 years ago

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't 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. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden’s order that …

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
2 years, 1 month ago

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

Associated Press  

— At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home’s doors — with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red line appears indicating a positive COVID-19 case. An inspector subsequently cited it for violating the federal …

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
2 years, 1 month ago

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

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. An inspector subsequently cited it for violating the federal …

NYC ending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Pentagon rescinds order making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for US troops
2 years, 2 months ago

Pentagon rescinds order making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for US troops

Firstpost  

US President Biden in August 2021 had ordered all 1.3 million active members of the US armed forces to get vaccinated against Covid-19 over the objections of Republicans. Military officials faced unanticipated resistance among troops to mandatory vaccines Washington: The Pentagon on Tuesday rescinded a controversial order by the Biden administration that required all members of the US armed forces …

Pentagon revokes order requiring Covid-19 vaccinations for US troops
2 years, 2 months ago

Pentagon revokes order requiring Covid-19 vaccinations for US troops

Hindustan Times  

The Pentagon on Tuesday rescinded a controversial Biden administration mandate requiring that all members of the U.S. armed forces be vaccinated against Covid-19. US President Joe Biden in August 2021 ordered all 1.3 million active members of the US armed forces to get vaccinated against Covid-19 over the objections of Republicans. ) US defense secretary Lloyd Austin said in a …

New Law Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For US Troops
2 years, 3 months ago

New Law Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For US Troops

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces around the world will no longer be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine, after the mandate was lifted under an $858 billion defense spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law Friday by President Joe Biden. The new law effectively ends those exemption requests, but questions remain about whether any limited …

New law ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US troops
2 years, 3 months ago

New law ends COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US troops

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces around the world will no longer be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine, after the mandate was lifted under an $858 billion defense spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law Friday by President Joe Biden. Biden had opposed the Republican-backed provision, agreeing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that lifting the mandate was not …

Another court mulls Biden vaccine mandate for US contractors
2 years, 5 months ago

Another court mulls Biden vaccine mandate for US contractors

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday became the latest to hear arguments on whether President Joe Biden overstepped his authority with an order that federal contractors require that their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. They hope to vacate a ruling by a federal judge in western Louisiana who said the mandate couldn’t be enforced …

Another court mulls Biden vaccine mandate for U.S. contractors
2 years, 5 months ago

Another court mulls Biden vaccine mandate for U.S. contractors

LA Times  

A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard arguments Monday on whether President Biden overstepped his authority with an order that federal contractors require that their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday became the latest to hear arguments on whether President Biden overstepped his authority with an order that federal contractors require …

NYC ending vaccine mandate for private employers on Nov. 1
2 years, 6 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 …

California ends coronavirus testing requirements for certain unvaccinated workers
2 years, 6 months ago

California ends coronavirus testing requirements for certain unvaccinated workers

LA Times  

California has rescinded coronavirus testing requirements for unvaccinated workers at schools, healthcare facilities and other congregate settings, the latest rule to be rolled back as the state enters what officials say is a new phase of the pandemic. “We’ve entered a phase of the pandemic where the majority of people in these workplace settings are vaccinated, and our youngest Californians …

Court rehears fight over vaccine mandate for federal workers
2 years, 6 months ago

Court rehears fight over vaccine mandate for federal workers

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 President Joe Biden has …

Court narrows hold on COVID vaccine mandate for contractors
2 years, 6 months ago

Court narrows hold on COVID vaccine mandate for contractors

Associated Press  

More than 1 million construction workers across the U.S. won’t have to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement, but an appeals court cleared the way for President Joe Biden’s administration to potentially enforce the mandate on some federal contractors. “There’s a lot of employees who didn’t want to get vaccinated in the construction industry.” Taking into account previous court …

New Mexico updates public health order following CDC changes
2 years, 7 months ago

New Mexico updates public health order following CDC changes

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s emergency public health order was streamlined Friday, with state health officials saying the changes were in order given the evolution of the virus, the changing nature of the pandemic and new recommendations adopted by the federal government. The move comes after the nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines and dropped the …

President Biden to visit Washington, DC, site offering Covid-19 vaccines to kids under 5
2 years, 9 months ago

President Biden to visit Washington, DC, site offering Covid-19 vaccines to kids under 5

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit a Washington, DC, vaccine clinic offering Covid-19 vaccinations to children under the age of 5 on Tuesday, a White House official told CNN, in an effort to highlight the rollout of the newly authorized vaccines for the youngest Americans. The White House official previewing the visit to CNN …

COVID-19 vaccine mandates axed for most WA workers as businesses pick up the pieces
2 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine mandates axed for most WA workers as businesses pick up the pieces

ABC  

Less than six months after WA's workplace vaccine mandates started applying to her business, Loren McMath is in two minds over their removal today. According to WA's Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson, that meant there was "little additional benefit to continuing to apply a vaccination mandate beyond a few workforces". "The workforce vaccination mandates have undoubtedly made a significant contribution …

Biden administration lays out its plan for Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden administration lays out its plan for Covid-19 vaccinations for children under 5

CNN  

CNN — The White House has announced a highly anticipated Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan for children under 5. The administration “has made 10 million vaccine doses available for states, Tribes, territories, community health centers, federal pharmacy partners, and others to pre-order,” according to a White House fact sheet shared with CNN Wednesday. “Our experience is that the longer the ordering …

WA eases mandatory COVID vaccination requirements for most workers as cases slow
2 years, 9 months ago

WA eases mandatory COVID vaccination requirements for most workers as cases slow

ABC  

WA's workplace vaccine mandates will be scaled back significantly from next week as the state removes more of its COVID restrictions. Key points: Only workers in high-risk industries will have to be vaccinated Only workers in high-risk industries will have to be vaccinated There will be no cap on unvaccinated West Australians allowed home There will be no cap on …

WA's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination rules set to stay as experts see no reason to change
2 years, 9 months ago

WA's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination rules set to stay as experts see no reason to change

ABC  

Throughout the ebb and flow of WA's various COVID restrictions, one rule has remained steady for months now — workplace vaccination requirements. Key points: Most WA workers need to have been triple-dose vaccinated from today Most WA workers need to have been triple-dose vaccinated from today Experts agree the workplace mandate should remain for now Experts agree the workplace mandate …

Rate of COVID-19 cases is on the rise in Washington state
2 years, 10 months ago

Rate of COVID-19 cases is on the rise in Washington state

Associated Press  

SPOKANE, Wash. — The rate of COVID-19 cases is rising in Washington. The statewide average of cases over the past seven days is 228 per 100,000 people, keeping Washington in the state Department of Health’s highest-risk category for the spread of COVID-19, The Spokesman-Review said Saturday. Jay Inslee said Wednesday the best projections from health officials show there is likely …

US extends Covid vaccine requirements for non-citizens at land borders
2 years, 11 months ago

US extends Covid vaccine requirements for non-citizens at land borders

Hindustan Times  

The Joe Biden administration said Thursday it is extending a requirement that non-US citizens crossing land or ferry terminals at the US-Mexico and US-Canada borders must be vaccinated against Covid-19 and provide a before boarding flights to the US. The requirements were first adopted in November as part of reopening the United States to land crossings by foreign tourists after …

US extends COVID vaccine requirement at land borders
2 years, 11 months ago

US extends COVID vaccine requirement at land borders

Al Jazeera  

The requirement, which applies to non US citizens and residents, was first put in place in November last year. The administration of US President Joe Biden has extended a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for non-US citizens crossing land or ferry terminals at the United States’s borders with Mexico and Canada. In a statement on Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security said …

Biden calls on Congress to increase Covid funding as he gets his fourth vaccine shot: ‘It’s not partisan, it’s medicine’
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden calls on Congress to increase Covid funding as he gets his fourth vaccine shot: ‘It’s not partisan, it’s medicine’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the US government …

One of the most far-reaching vaccine mandate bills in California will not move forward
2 years, 11 months ago

One of the most far-reaching vaccine mandate bills in California will not move forward

LA Times  

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks said Tuesday that she would hold Assembly Bill 1993, which would have required employees and independent contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they obtained an exemption. Citing improved pandemic conditions and opposition from public safety unions, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks said she would hold Assembly Bill 1993, which would have required employees and independent contractors, in both …

EXPLAINER: Who must follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: Who must follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?

Associated Press  

More than half the states are pursuing renewed legal challenges against a requirement from President Joe Biden’s administration for millions of healthcare workers across the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The lawsuits argued in part that the mandates exceeded federal executive powers and infringed on states’ rights to regulate public health matters. Where it stands: The U.S. Supreme Court …

What’s the status of Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates?
3 years, 1 month ago

What’s the status of Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates?

LA Times  

President Biden promotes COVID-19 vaccinations during an appearance in Elk Grove Village, Ill., on Oct. 7, 2021 A group of states is renewing a challenge to a federal mandate that millions of healthcare workers across the U.S. be vaccinated. More than half the states are pursuing renewed legal challenges against a requirement from the Biden administration for millions of healthcare …

New back-to-work deal requires boosters for vaccinated film crews
3 years, 1 month ago

New back-to-work deal requires boosters for vaccinated film crews

LA Times  

The long-running CBS show “NCIS” had to delay filming during the Omicron wave this winter. Hollywood studios and unions have extended and updated pandemic workplace safety guidelines for movie and TV productions that will require vaccinated cast and crews to show they’ve received COVID-19 booster shots. As of March 15, if a production mandates that all cast and crew need …

NYC fires more than 1,000 workers over vaccine mandate
3 years, 1 month 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 workplace mandate for COVID-19 vaccine pushed by California lawmakers
3 years, 1 month ago

New workplace mandate for COVID-19 vaccine pushed by California lawmakers

LA Times  

California would require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under a bill introduced Friday by a group of Democratic lawmakers pushing for stricter innoculation laws in the state. “They’re looking for a common statewide standard that disentangles them from politics and enables them to operate their businesses safely and predictably.” Wicks’ bill is the fourth piece of legislation introduced in …

Armed Forces Actively Vaccinating Personnel With Precautionary Dose, Over 20% Covered by Jan 21
3 years, 1 month ago

Armed Forces Actively Vaccinating Personnel With Precautionary Dose, Over 20% Covered by Jan 21

News 18  

The armed forces are actively vaccinating their personnel with the third “precautionary” dose of the Covid-19 vaccine amid the continuing third wave of the pandemic. Latest data available with News18.com shows that over 20% of armed forces’ personnel have been vaccinated, while 35% of medical personnel in the three services have been vaccinated till January 21, 10 days since the …

For many COVID-19 vaccine opponents, no jab means no job
3 years, 2 months ago

For many COVID-19 vaccine opponents, no jab means no job

LA Times  

For eight years, Mike Miller has patrolled the grounds of the Snake River Correctional Institution, a medium-security prison in east Oregon. “The vaccines probably do work for a lot of people,” said Miller, 38, a self-described born-again Christian who rejects the shots because cell lines derived from fetuses aborted decades ago were used in their development. “It’s ridiculous, as I …

EXPLAINER: Who must follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Who must follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?

Associated Press  

Millions of health care workers across the U.S. now must be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a result of a mandate from President Joe Biden’s administration. Where it stands: The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 lifted injunctions that had been issued by lower courts prohibiting enforcement of the health care vaccine mandate in about half the states. What’s next: CMS …

Vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers
3 years, 2 months ago

Vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers

Associated Press  

Health care workers in about half the states face a Thursday deadline to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine under a Biden administration mandate that will be rolled out across the rest of the country in the coming weeks. “But not having staff is also a really big concern, because the neglect that happens as a result of …

Montana Republicans seek leniency on vaccine mandates
3 years, 2 months ago

Montana Republicans seek leniency on vaccine mandates

Associated Press  

— Montana’s governor and its two Republican members of Congress are asking the Biden administration to grant exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate to federally funded health care facilities where losing unvaccinated staff might jeopardize access to medical care. “Like many states across the nation, Montana is already facing labor shortages, especially in the healthcare industry, which severely threaten patient …

Op-Ed: OSHA has long failed to protect some of our most vulnerable workers
3 years, 2 months ago

Op-Ed: OSHA has long failed to protect some of our most vulnerable workers

LA Times  

The Supreme Court decision that killed the federal vaccine-or-test rule for large businesses is a defeat for employee health and safety. Long before the pandemic, greenhouse workers — such as those handling the hothouse tomatoes that brighten many American salads — suffered from a slew of health and safety violations, including lack of protective gear for handling toxic chemicals and …

Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule

Associated Press  

The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to get vaccinated or face regular COVID testing requirements. ”Indeed, although Congress has enacted significant legislation addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, it has declined to enact any measure similar to what OSHA has promulgated here.” The justices left in place a vaccine mandate for health …

The Shameless, Radical Ruling Against Biden’s Civil Service Vaccine Mandate
55 years, 2 months ago

The Shameless, Radical Ruling Against Biden’s Civil Service Vaccine Mandate

Slate  

On Friday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the federal workforce and issued a nationwide injunction ensuring no other district court could revive the policy. It states: “The President may prescribe regulations for the conduct of employees in the executive branch.” Ever since, presidents have relied on this law to …

Trump appointee blocks Biden federal worker vaccine mandate
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump appointee blocks Biden federal worker vaccine mandate

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A U.S. judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction on …

Lamont: Vax mandate for state employees, teachers can expire
3 years, 2 months ago

Lamont: Vax mandate for state employees, teachers can expire

Associated Press  

Ned Lamont won’t push for lawmakers to renew executive orders requiring certain state employees and teachers either get vaccinated or tested for COVID-19. Both the large number of people who’ve gotten vaccinated and the “significant administrative burden” placed on state agencies and schools to regularly test unvaccinated staff were cited Thursday as reasons for ending those rules “At this point, …

Federal court blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers
3 years, 2 months ago

Federal court blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers

NPR  

Federal court blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images A federal court in Texas on Friday blocked the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for federal workers, which has been in place since November, in a ruling that the administration is expected to appeal. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown, a nominee …

Texas judge blocks Biden’s vaccination mandate for federal workers as ‘a bridge too far’
3 years, 2 months ago

Texas judge blocks Biden’s vaccination mandate for federal workers as ‘a bridge too far’

LA Times  

A reported 98% of federal workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 since President Biden’s order took effect in November. A federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction on Friday barring the federal government from enforcing President Biden’s order that federal workers without qualifying medical or religious exemptions be vaccinated for COVID-19. Judge Jeffrey Brown, appointed by former President Trump, …

Businesses react to ruling against Biden vaccine mandate
3 years, 2 months ago

Businesses react to ruling against Biden vaccine mandate

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. The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail …

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