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 state and local government workers, said it supports Cuomo’s vaccination policy: "e cannot slide backwards now or we put our members, workers, our families, children and all of us at greater risk.” Meanwhile, New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association President Michael Powers said it’s “disheartening” the state did not seek input from workers. New York’s state Legislature will require either vaccinations or regular testing, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said in statements issued Wednesday. United University Professions president Fred Kowal said Cuomo’s additional mandate for some state hospital workers would have to be negotiated, “which I am willing to negotiate.” Public Employees Federation Wayne Spence said unions will keep negotiating with the state, and said any required COVID-19 testing can’t “put the health of our members at risk.” “PEF will continue to advocate for increased telecommuting where possible and strict COVID protocols in the workplace, including masks as required, proper air ventilation in all state offices, and social distancing as appropriate,” Spence said.

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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 …

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 Declares State of Emergency Over Polio As Another County Detects Virus in Sewage
2 years, 3 months ago

New York Declares State of Emergency Over Polio As Another County Detects Virus in Sewage

News 18  

Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was stepping up its polio-fighting efforts after the virus was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area. Health officials began checking for signs of the virus in sewage water after the The sample is genetically linked to the polio case from Rockland and provides further evidence of …

‘Entirely preventable’: Polio likely spreading in New York City
2 years, 4 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, 4 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 …

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 …

Big cities drop more COVID-19 measures in push for normalcy
2 years, 9 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 …

Is NYC ready to move on from COVID? Depends on who you ask
2 years, 9 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 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 …

Roughly 80% of L.A. city workers report being vaccinated ahead of Saturday deadline
3 years ago

Roughly 80% of L.A. city workers report being vaccinated ahead of Saturday deadline

LA Times  

“The intention was never to fire anyone,” said City Council President Nury Martinez, “but we cannot put the residents of this city at risk of getting sick, and possibly dying, because of an unvaccinated city employee.” Roughly 80% of Los Angeles city employees had reported that they were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday afternoon, the day before a …

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 …

New York Declares State Of Emergency To Hike Hospital Capacity Ahead Of Omicron Variant
3 years ago

New York Declares State Of Emergency To Hike Hospital Capacity Ahead Of Omicron Variant

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a state of emergency aimed at increasing hospital capacity and addressing medical staffing shortages as the nation braces for the new omicron variant of the coronavirus. The emergency declaration will allow the state Department of Health to limit nonessential and nonurgent hospital procedures in situations where a hospital has …

New Biden vaccine rules don’t allow self-administered, self-reported covid-19 tests
3 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 …

Mayor: 9 in 10 NYC workers vaccinated as deadline nears
3 years, 1 month ago

Mayor: 9 in 10 NYC workers vaccinated as deadline nears

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Nine in 10 New York City municipal workers received COVID-19 vaccinations as a Monday deadline loomed under a city mandate, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio. Under a city mandate, those who haven’t received at least one dose of the vaccine will be put on unpaid leave starting Monday, raising the possibility of shortages of police, fire …

New York firefighters suspended after threatening state senator's staff over vaccine mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

New York firefighters suspended after threatening state senator's staff over vaccine mandate

Daily Mail  

Six New York City firefighters angry with the city's COVID vaccine mandate were suspended after they drove a fire truck to a state senator's office and threatened his staff over the requirement - which the state lawmaker had nothing to do with. State Senator Zellnor Myrie said firefighters from Ladder 113 in Brooklyn parked an in-service fire truck outside his …

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 …

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 …

Employer vaccine mandates are growing more popular but opposition remains
3 years, 2 months ago

Employer vaccine mandates are growing more popular but opposition remains

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Employer Covid-19 vaccine mandates have become increasingly common. A series of recent survey questions show a clear majority is on board with various groups of workers, such as health care workers, government employees or teachers, being required to get vaccine or stop working. Gallup also found that 58% of workers would strongly or somewhat favor …

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 …

How New York's Vaccine Mandate Could Impact The Pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

How New York's Vaccine Mandate Could Impact The Pandemic

NPR  

How New York's Vaccine Mandate Could Impact The Pandemic NOEL KING, HOST: Health care workers in New York state had until yesterday to get vaccinated for COVID or lose their jobs. New York's governor, Kathy Hochul, has talked about changing the state's licensing requirements to allow out-of-state health care workers to practice in New York. KING: Maryland and Illinois, to …

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 …

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.” …

Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
3 years, 3 months ago

Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In his most forceful pandemic actions and words, President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans — private-sector employees as well as health care workers and federal contractors — in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta variant. Henry McMaster of South Carolina said in a …

New York teachers: Arbitrator rules in favor of UFT in dispute with city over vaccination requirements, union says
3 years, 3 months ago

New York teachers: Arbitrator rules in favor of UFT in dispute with city over vaccination requirements, union says

CNN  

CNN — New York City teachers who refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and have documented medical or religious exemptions must be offered non-classroom assignments, the United Federation of Teachers said Friday, citing an independent arbitrator’s decision. “Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our staff, who show up in countless ways for New York …

What can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines?
3 years, 3 months ago

What can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines?

Associated Press  

What can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines? But more are taking a harder stance and requiring vaccinations for any remaining holdouts, a push that has gained momentum since Pfizer’s vaccine recently received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Employers “feel like they’ve sort of hit that point where the unvaccinated are not going to do …

NYC mandates vaccinations for public school teachers, staff
3 years, 4 months ago

NYC mandates vaccinations for public school teachers, staff

India TV News  

All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday as the nation's largest school system prepares for classes to start next month. The new policy marks the first no-option vaccination mandate for a broad group of city workers in the nation's most populous city, though Mayor Bill de …

Montana only state to ban vaccine requirements for employees
3 years, 4 months ago

Montana only state to ban vaccine requirements for employees

Associated Press  

— While many large companies across the U.S. have announced that COVID-19 vaccines will be required for their employees to return to work in-person, there is one state where such requirements are banned: Montana. Under a new law passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature earlier this year, requiring vaccines as a condition for employment is deemed “discrimination” and a violation …

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 …

California to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for health workers
3 years, 4 months ago

California to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for health workers

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will require all of its roughly 2.2 million health care workers and long term care workers to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30 as the nation’s most populous state is losing ground in the battle against new infections of a more dangerous coronavirus variant. Most of the state’s new infections are caused by the delta variant, …

Governor: Most state workers must be vaccinated or tested
3 years, 4 months ago

Governor: Most state workers must be vaccinated or tested

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Most of Virginia’s state workers will have to be vaccinated or agree to regular COVID-19 testing, under a new requirement Gov. The directive won’t apply to legislative or judicial branch workers or workers in K-12 schools, though Yarmosky said the governor is encouraging local governments to follow his lead. During the news conference, the governor also addressed …

Oregon health care workers to get COVID vaccine or be tested
3 years, 4 months ago

Oregon health care workers to get COVID vaccine or be tested

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon health care workers will be required to be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing, Gov. This new safety measure is necessary to stop delta from causing severe illness among our first line of defense: our doctors, nurses, medical students, and frontline health care workers,” Brown said. “This is not a requirement for vaccination, rather, the OHA administrative …

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 …

Biden announces measures to incentivize Covid-19 vaccinations, including a requirement for federal employees
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden announces measures to incentivize Covid-19 vaccinations, including a requirement for federal employees

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a number of new steps his administration will take to try to get more Americans vaccinated and slow the spread of coronavirus, including requiring that all federal employees must attest to being vaccinated against Covid-19 or face strict protocols. You’ll see stories of unvaccinated patients in hospitals, as they’re lying in bed …

Expert says COVID-19 vaccine mandates for government employees may boost shot rates
3 years, 4 months ago

Expert says COVID-19 vaccine mandates for government employees may boost shot rates

Daily Mail  

Cities and states that require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 may actually boost their immunization rates, a public health expert says. This week, New York and California became the first states to mandate that public employees get COVID-19 shots or undergo weekly testing. New York and California are the first states to mandate that public workers get COVID-19 vaccines …

Can employers force workers to get vaccinated? Here’s what we know
3 years, 4 months ago

Can employers force workers to get vaccinated? Here’s what we know

LA Times  

Nursing student Joanna Aguilar administers a COVID-19 vaccination at the Providence Wellness and Activity Center in L.A.’s Wilmington neighborhood on July 17. California officials said Monday that state employees and healthcare workers would soon be required to show proof they’ve been vaccinated or undergo regular testing. In New Mexico, a federal judge declined to immediately block a COVID-19 vaccination requirement …

From offices to restaurants, more companies are requiring proof of vaccination
3 years, 4 months ago

From offices to restaurants, more companies are requiring proof of vaccination

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Corporate America is getting serious about vaccines. Walmart Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, said all its US-based corporate employees must be vaccinated by October 4, according to a Friday memo from Doug McMillon, the company’s president and CEO. Starting in September the company will have a “hybrid model,” with some vaccinated employees working from the …

Covid US: New Hampshire 'medical freedom' bill BANS state-run facilities from requiring vaccines
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid US: New Hampshire 'medical freedom' bill BANS state-run facilities from requiring vaccines

Daily Mail  

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has signed a bill into law saying residents can't be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access public facilities, benefits or services. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has signed a bill into law saying residents can't be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access public facilities As well, it …

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 …

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