vaccine mandates

A hostess at a well-known New York City restaurant was attacked just for asking to see a group’s proof of COVID vaccination, a requirement to dine inside in the city.

President Biden’s vaccine mandate will impact millions of federal workers locally. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Gov. Larry Hogan and Gov. Ralph Northam gave their thoughts on the mandate at a board of trade event. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains Fairfax County’s new plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for student athletes.

Get vaccinated or sit out the season.  Fairfax County Public Schools will require many high school athletes to be vaccinated against COVID-19 starting later this fall, in a first-of-its-kind rule for Virginia and the D.C. area.  Any student participating in Virginia High School League winter and spring sports, plus any other activity that requires a physical, will be required...

Democrat Terry McAuliffe is calling on all Virginia employers to require the COVID-19 vaccine for their workers

Gov. Kathy Hochul directed New York state’s Department of Health to institute universal masking for “anyone entering our schools” on Day 1 in office and said new vaccine requirements for New Yorkers would be “coming soon.” In her first public address as the 57th governor of New York, the first woman to helm the state in its history also made…

Now that the FDA has given the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine its stamp of full approval, doctors hope that some vaccine skeptics will finally be convinced to get the shot. As NBC News medical contributor Dr. Kavita Patel explains, the approval is also likely to lead to more vaccine mandates by employers.

Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder was at George Mason University as students returned for a new school year.

One man was stabbed during dueling demonstrations in downtown Los Angeles over the issue of mandatory vaccinations against COVID-19, the LAPD said.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced she will require all D.C. government workers to be vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Employees of D.C.’s government will be required to prove they are vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing, the mayor announced Tuesday.  All District employees, contractors, interns and grantees must be fully vaccinated by Sept. 19, Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a news conference, standing with labor leaders. Teachers and other school employees are included in the requirement. Exemptions for...

D.C.’s mask mandate could be in effect through the Thanksgiving holiday if the numbers don’t turn around. News4’s Mark Segraves reports on the latest on COVID-19 testing and vaccination enforcement in D.C.

The Biden administration is expected to announce a vaccine mandate for all federal employees Thursday. Dr. Jay Schnitzer weighs in with News4’s Doreen Gentzler.

Fairfax County officials took a step on Tuesday toward requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for most county workers.  The vaccinate mandate would be one of the first of its kind in the D.C. area.  The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted in support of requiring all county employees to be fully vaccinated before returning to in-person work. The decision affecting...

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to require all county employees be fully vaccinated before returning to in-person work in September. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Thursday that all federal workers will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, two administration officials tell NBC News, following an internal policy review.

California and New York City have announced that they will require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly COVID-19 testing