Federal court narrows the hold on COVID vaccine for some federal contactors
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Long Covid in the U.S. is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work--
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U.S. Experts say it will take longer for Black communities to recover from the pandemic’s public health and economic impact.
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Hard hit by COVID-19, Black Americans are recovering slowly
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Two years into the pandemic and multiple variants that have resulted in one million deaths across the U.S., Black Americans are still suffering from COVID-19’s public health and economic consequences. The recovery of most people of color has been sporadic and uneven. From permanently closed businesses to limited access to health care, housing and food insecurity, increases in suicide and violent crime and educational setbacks, experts say it will take years before Black Americans are able to fully recover from the pandemic.
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Florida lost 70,000 people to Covid. It’s still not prepared for the next wave, faces hospital staff shortages.
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U.S. :Masks optional at auto plants not in high virus risk areas
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Staffing shortages: Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling
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Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling --NPR
Omicron has left employers around the country short of workers. Sometimes very short.
At United Airlines, CEO Scott Kirby said nearly a third of the workforce called out sick on one day alone at Newark Liberty International Airport.
At MOM's Organic Market, some of its east coast stores have had to deal with 15 out of 50 workers out on a single day.
And at the community health center Mary's Center in Washington, D.C., half of the Covid Response Team tested positive for the virus over the past few weeks.
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Amazon, America's 2nd largest employer, reinstates mask mandate for warehouse workers
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Amazon’s U.S. warehouse employees will once again be required to wear face masks at work amid a surge in Covid-19 cases due to the highly transmissible omicron variant.
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Growing number of U.S.companies suspend vaccine mandates following court decisions
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Federal Appeals court reinstates some of Biden's health care worker mandate
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Kroger grocery chairn ending some COVID-19 benefits for unvaccinated staff
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Unvaccinated workers will no longer be eligible to receive up to two-weeks paid emergency leave if they become infected, a company spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. That policy was put into place last year when vaccines were unavailable.
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