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Los Angeles could end COVID vaccination rule for city employees
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Los Angeles could end COVID vaccination rule for city employees

LA Times  

The potential end of the vaccination requirement mirrors other local governments’ policies and comes as cases have begun to rise slightly in California. UPDATE Council ends vaccination rule The Los Angeles City Council voted, 13-0 with two members absent, on June 11, 2024, to end the vaccine requirement for city employees. The COVID vaccination rule was first approved by city …

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Kansas won’t enforce vaccine rule for nursing home workers
2 years, 8 months ago

Kansas won’t enforce vaccine rule for nursing home workers

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s says Kansas won’t enforce a federal mandate that nursing home workers get vaccinated against COVID-19, acknowledging Wednesday that it conflicts with an anti-mandate state law she signed four months ago. Nursing home workers must still get vaccines, but the federal government will charge Kansas nearly $349,000 a year to have federal teams survey …

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

NYC mayor allows unvaccinated athletes play home games

The Independent  

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Alaska, Texas governors sue over National Guard vaccine rule
2 years, 10 months ago

Alaska, Texas governors sue over National Guard vaccine rule

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Greg Abbott in seeking to block the U.S. Department of Defense from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for National Guard members who are under state command. Attorneys for the two governors, in an amended lawsuit dated Tuesday, say that when National Guard members are serving the state, the federal government has no command authority. More than 220 …

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The Right's War On Government Is Working And It Could Cost Lives
2 years, 11 months ago

The Right's War On Government Is Working And It Could Cost Lives

Huff Post  

Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, seen here wearing a mask at President Joe Biden's inauguration, has been going without one at the Supreme Court lately — and leading the charge to block federal vaccine rules at the workplace. OSHA had predicted the vaccine rule would save 6,500 lives over six months, while reducing hospitalizations by 250,000 ― potential benefits that Gorsuch …

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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job. The court’s conservative majority concluded the administration overstepped its authority by seeking to impose the Occupational Safety and Health …

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Opinion: Covid vaccine mandate: How it paid off at my company
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: Covid vaccine mandate: How it paid off at my company

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Benny Buller is founder and CEO of Velo3D. With Covid cases surging again, it’s imperative that executives show courageous leadership by mandating vaccines at their organizations. I believe these fears are exaggerated, particularly as more Republicans are now encouraging vaccinations and after the Trump administration’s surgeon general said Covid is “spiraling out of control” because of unvaccinated people. …

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