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New York City extends vaccine mandate to all public workers, ends test-out

Wed, 2021-10-20 09:58 — mike kraft

NYC extends vaccine mandate to expand to all public workers, ends New York City on Wednesday announced that it is expanding its vaccine mandate to all public employees and it will also end the option of testing weekly instead of getting the vaccine. Lexi Lonas TheHill

New York City on Wednesday announced that it is expanding its vaccine mandate to all public employees and it will also end the option of testing weekly instead of getting the vaccine.

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Judge rules New York must allow religious exemptions to health care workers, for now

Tue, 2021-10-12 20:03 — mike kraft

Religious vaccine exemption stays for NY health care workers ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York health care workers will be able to seek religious exemptions from a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a lawsuit challenging the requirement proceeds, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. AP NEWS

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York health care workers will be able to seek religious exemptions from a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a lawsuit challenging the requirement proceeds, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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A different approach to reach vaccination holdouts in rural areas

Mon, 2021-10-11 11:14 — mike kraft

New Ads Target Vaccine Holdouts in Rural Pennsylvania Three groups turn to local newspapers for public health messaging Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

As rural counties in Pennsylvania continue to see lower COVID-19 vaccination rates than other parts of the state, three organizations have deployed a unique approach to hopefully reach more holdouts.

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Mandates: COVID vaccine mandate takes effect for NYC teachers, staff

Mon, 2021-10-04 10:14 — mike kraft

COVID vaccine mandate takes effect for NYC teachers, staff NEW YORK (AP) — New York City teachers and other school staff members were all supposed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the bell rang Monday morning in one of the first school district mandates in the country requiring employees to be inoculated against the coronavirus. AP NEWS

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New York Vaccination rates rise after mandate; teachers seek to block in Supreme Court

Fri, 2021-10-01 11:16 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: Vaccination rates for New York health-care workers rise after mandate As of Wednesday, 87 percent of hospital staff were fully vaccinated, the state said, and severe staffing shortages do not appear to have materialized. Washington Post

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Delaware mandates COVID-19 vaccines for all school staff; some Arizona schools renew mask policy

Tue, 2021-09-28 17:30 — mike kraft

Delaware mandates COVID-19 vaccines for all school staff All teachers and staff at public and private schools in Delaware must get vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular testing, Gov. John Carney (D) announced Tuesday. Adam Barnes TheHill

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UPDATE: Court rules New York City can proceed with vaccine mandate for educators and staff

Mon, 2021-09-27 19:40 — mike kraft

New York City can proceed with vaccine mandate for educators and staff, judges ruled.

New York City’s vaccine mandate for nearly all adults working in its public schools can proceed as scheduled, a federal appeals panel ruled on Monday, reversing a decision made over the weekend that paused enforcement of the mandate until later this week at the earliest.

Mayor Bill de Blasio had originally ordered well over 150,000 educators and staff in the nation’s largest school system to receive at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by tonight at midnight. That deadline was put on hold late Friday by a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The three-judge panel was scheduled to take up the issue on Wednesday, but it appears to have ruled early.

It’s not yet clear if the city will decide to implement the mandate tonight at midnight as originally scheduled or wait until later in the week.

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New York Schools vaccine mandate delayed by court, new hearing Wednesday.

Mon, 2021-09-27 10:05 — mike kraft

Court sets hearing for Wednesday on New York City schools vaccine mandate A requirement for New York City school teachers and staff to get vaccinated for COVID-19 was temporarily blocked by a U.S. appeals court just days before it was to take effect, but the court on Saturday set a hearing on the matter for next week. Peter Szekely Reuters

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Overview: Unvaccinated New York health care workers could lose jobs as soon as today over mandate; police issues in Massachusets and L.A.

Mon, 2021-09-27 09:52 — mike kraft

Tens of thousands of New York health care workers could lose jobs as soon as today over vaccine: COVID-19 updates Tens of thousands of health care workers across New York could lose their jobs as soon as today, the deadline for vaccination. Latest COVID news. Christal Hayes and John Bacon USA TODAY

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NY hospitals fear staff shortage as vaccine deadline looms

Fri, 2021-09-24 10:53 — mike kraft

NY hospitals fear staff shortage as vaccine deadline looms NEW YORK (AP) — Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages when it takes effect Monday. AP NEWS

NEW YORK (AP) — Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages when it takes effect Monday.

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