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‘Aspirational' Trucker Convoy From California to DC Could Disrupt Super Bowl, Traffic: DHS
A potential trucker convoy from California to D.C. could disrupt the Super Bowl and transportation in major cities across the country, according to a Department of Homeland Security bulletin obtained by NBC News. However, the bulletin describes the plan as “aspirational,” and there’s no serious indication it will happen. DHS “has received reports of truck drivers planning to potentially...
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Virginia AG: State Colleges Can't Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines
Virginia’s new attorney general says state colleges and universities cannot require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19
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New Virginia Governor Youngkin to Lift School Mask Mandate, Change COVID Policies
Virginia’s next governor, Glenn Youngkin, said he will lift the state’s school mask mandate and change other COVID-19 policies after taking office Jan. 15.
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4 Things to Expect Under New Virginia Governor Youngkin
The first Republican governor in eight years promised a change in direction. Here are four things to watch for.
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Some Students Petition Against GMU Booster Mandate
George Mason University is requiring students to get their booster shots, but a group of students is fighting back. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Virginia to Join Vaccine Mandate Challenges, Youngkin, Miyares Say
Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares said they will challenge Biden administration mandates intended to increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate.
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Fauci: US Should ‘Seriously' Consider Vaccine Mandates for Domestic Flights
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said Monday that the U.S. should “seriously” consider a vaccination mandate for domestic travel as states across the country face surges in COVID-19 cases from the more-transmissible omicron variant.
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Health Worker Vaccine Mandate Blocked in Half the States
A federal appeals court panel has lifted a nationwide ban against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers, creating the potential for patchwork enforcement across the country
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NYC Expands Vaccine Mandate to All Private-Sector Workers
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the expansion Monday amid yet another COVID surge driving case rates up across the five boroughs.
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Biden Administration to Delay Enforcement of Federal Worker Vaccine Mandate
Federal workers will not be punished for failing to comply with President Joe Biden’s vaccination mandate until next year, the White House announced Monday.
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OSHA COVID Vaccine Mandate: Which Companies Qualify and Is It Legal? What to Know
Millions of U.S. workers now have a Jan. 4 deadline to get a COVID vaccine
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Unvaccinated DCPS School Staff Won't Be Disciplined Yet
News4’s Mark Segraves beaks down the number of D.C. teachers and staff who are still unvaccinated.
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More Than 20% of DCPS Staffers Still Unvaccinated After Deadline
According to data provided by DCPS, 79% of all school staff are fully vaccinated. When looking at just teachers, 85% reported as fully vaccinated.
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Thousands of NYC Firefighters Take Medical Leave as Vaccine Mandate Begins
About 9,000 New York City municipal workers were put on unpaid leave for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that took effect Monday and thousands of city firefighters have called out sick in an apparent protest over the requirement
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Vaccine Mandates Create Conflict With Defiant Workers
Some American workers are deciding to quit their jobs in defiance of what they consider intrusive vaccine mandates.
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Cities, Police Unions Clash as Vaccine Mandates Take Effect
Police departments that are requiring officers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are running up against pockets of resistance across the U.S. Police unions and officers are pushing back by filing lawsuits to block the mandates.
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Biden Employer Vaccine Mandate Could be Finalized as Early as Next Week
The Biden administration’s requirement that companies ensure workers are vaccinated or tested regularly for Covid could be finalized as early as next week, pending a final White House review, according to a person familiar with the process.
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Organ Centers to Transplant Patients: Get a COVID Shot or Move Down on Waitlist
At issue is whether transplant patients who refuse the shots are not only putting themselves at greater risk for serious illness and death from a COVID infection, but also squandering scarce organs that could benefit others.
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95% of Full-Time NYC Schools Staff Vaccinated as New Mandate Takes Effect Amid Protest
New York City teachers and other school staff members are required to be at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Monday as the controversial mandate for the largest public school district in the country goes into effect. Ninety-five percent of all full-time schools staff met that requirement by the time the city’s roughly million public school students were...
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SCOTUS Denies Request to Block NYC Teachers COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has denied a request from New York City teachers hoping to get a last minute injunction to stop the city’s vaccine mandate for educators and school staff. New York City’s roughly 148,000 school employees had until 5 p.m. to get at least their first COVID-19 vaccine shot, or face suspension without pay when schools...