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Less Than 6% Of New York City Workforce Placed On Unpaid Leave Under Vaccine Mandate

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De Blasio: Less Than 6% Of New York City Workforce Placed On Unpaid Leave Under Vaccine Mandate Mayor Bill de Blasio said 91% of the city's more than 300,000 employees are vaccinated. That leaves about 9,000 unvaccinated workers who were put on unpaid leave. reanderson13 CBS New York

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About 12,000 unvaccinated people have applied for medical or religious exemptions. In the meantime, they are working and being tested.

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Update: Federal contractors get broad flexibility to enforce Covid vaccine rules for their workers

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Federal contractors get broad flexibility to enforce Covid vaccine rules for millions of workers Under the new guidance, federal contractors will have leeway to determine how they enforce the vaccination requirements for workers who refuse to be vaccinated. Spencer Kimball,Leslie Josephs CNBC
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With COVID-19 rising among vaccinated, health experts urge booster shots--New Hampshire data

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With COVID-19 rising among vaccinated, health experts urge booster shots Oct. 31—Nearly a third of those hospitalized with COVID-19 in New Hampshire in recent weeks were fully vaccinated, according to the state health department. Lori Shibinette, commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services, said last week that breakthrough cases among those vaccinated for COVID-19 are rising, as immunity from the vaccines wanes amid the spread of the aggressive ... YahooNews
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US government will issue emergency vaccine mandate rule for large employers " in the coming days"

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Emergency vaccine rule for large employers will be issued 'in the coming days' The Federal Register will publish within days the Labor Department's rule requiring private businesses with 100 or more employees to vaccinate them or test them weekly, fulfilling an announcement President Joe Biden made in September. Kaitlan Collins, CNN CNN
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A look at whether American schools opened safely.

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Did America’s schools open safely? We crunched the latest data on COVID and kids. Was school reopening a success? Did masks or vaccines make a big difference? Here's what the latest stats say about COVID and kids. YahooNews

 

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Eleven states with Republican governors sue U.S. government over vaccine mandate for federal contractors

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Eleven states sue U.S. government over vaccine mandate for federal contractors Eleven U.S. states with Republican governors sued the Biden administration on Friday seeking to block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing it is unconstitutional and violates federal procurement law. Kanishka Singh Reuters
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Supreme Court declines to block vaccine mandate for health workers in Maine

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court declined Friday to block Maine's requirement for health care workers to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, even though it doesn't contain a religious exemption.

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Sweden’s pandemic response faulted as too slow, unprepared

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Sweden's pandemic response faulted as too slow, unprepared COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s response to the spread of coronavirus was too slow and its preparations to handle a pandemic were insufficient, a stinging official report concluded Friday. The Scandinavian country has stood out among European nations for its comparatively hands-off response to the pandemic, emphasizing individual responsibility and choices instead of mandated government health measures. AP NEWS

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Three takeaways from the emergence of the ‘Delta Plus’ coronavirus variant

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3 takeaways from the emergence of the ‘Delta Plus’ coronavirus variant - STAT Experts say Delta Plus is more of a headache than a devastating gamechanger in the scope of the coronavirus pandemic. Andrew Joseph STAT
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White House suggests flexibility in vaccine deadline for federal workers, contractors

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Covid-19 live updates: White House suggests flexibility in vaccine deadline for federal workers, contractors "There is not a cliff here,” White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients said. Washington Post
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