The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared results from a study on Friday that found that unvaccinated individuals are eleven times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to vaccinated people. The study also found that unvaccinated individuals are ten times more likely to be hospitalized and are …
Read More »Los Angeles Is Requiring Students To Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
The Los Angeles Unified School Board voted on Thursday to require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend in-person classes. The Los Angeles Unified School District is the first school district in the United States to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for students. The mandate applies to students twelve …
Read More »United Airlines to Put Unvaccinated Workers With Religious Exemptions on Unpaid Leave
United Airlines workers who sought to be exempt from taking the COVID-19 vaccine for religious or medical reasons will be required to take a temporary leave of absence beginning next month. Those whose exemption requests are denied will have until September 27, 2021, to get their first vaccine shot. Those …
Read More »President Biden Announces New COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new mandates to compel public and private employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, affecting as many as 100 million Americans. Biden made his message clear from the White House: The minority of Americans who won’t get the shot is keeping the country from …
Read More »Judge Rules Against Governor DeSantis; Allows Schools Mandate Masks
A Florida judge ruled against Gov. Ron DeSantis and allowed schools in the state to mandate masks. Second Circuit Judge John Cooper’s order is effective immediately and means the state must stop enforcing the banning of mask mandates. “It’s undisputed that in Florida, we are in the midst of a …
Read More »Employers Add Only 235k Jobs In August As Delta Variant Surges
The U.S. economy added just over 230,000 jobs during the month of August, the Labor Department announced Friday in its monthly jobs report — way off the mark that most experts were expecting. The department said jobs increased by 235,000 for the month. Most economists predicted the report would show …
Read More »Delta To Charge Unvaccinated Employees $200 Monthly Health Surcharge
Delta Air Lines announced new policies for its employees in the fight against COVID-19, including that they will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced the new policies in an open letter to employees. …
Read More »Education Secretary Believes ‘we can keep our children safe’ in schools
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited the Harry Truman High School in the Bronx, New York, to talk with students about a safe return to schools. “We know students learn best in the classroom. We know that for their — not only their academic needs, but their social and emotional …
Read More »FDA Grants Full Approval To Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, a long-awaited development that public health officials hope will persuade some people who remain hesitant about the vaccine to get the shot. “The FDA’s approval of this vaccine is …
Read More »Orlando Residents Asked To Limit Water Usage To Help COVID Patients
The City of Orlando is asking residents to reduce water consumption due to COVID-19. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) held a news conference asking residents to stop watering their lawns and washing their cars for at least a week. Mayor Dyer said Friday that water …
Read More »Three U.S. Senators Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
Three Senators said Thursday they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated. Republican Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Independent Senator Angus King of Maine, and Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado all tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday after experiencing what their offices described as mild symptoms. Wicker, the top …
Read More »Gov. DeSantis Supporting Top Donor’s COVID-19 Antibody Treatment Investment
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is promoting Regeneron (REGEN-GOV), a COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy treatment in which one of his top donors’ companies is invested. Regeneron is authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and while it is available for free to patients, the government is charged …
Read More »All Nursing Home Staff Will Be Required To Be Vaccinated
President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the Department of Health and Human Services would be drafting new regulations for all nursing home staff in the United States to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The President also said that the government would withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding for facilities that don’t …
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Will Be Available In The Fall
Health officials announced on Wednesday that Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 booster shots would be available for adults in the United States beginning the week of September 20, 2021, pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, discussed the effectiveness of …
Read More »Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office. The Republican leader, who is fully vaccinated, was asymptomatic after testing positive and is receiving Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody treatment while isolating at the Governor’s Mansion, said Abbott spokesman Mark Miner “As you may have heard by now, I …
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