By Matthew Boyle Carrier plans to charge unvaccinated employees $200 a month Policy hasn’t caused resignations, chief health officer says Delta Air Lines Inc. said a fifth of its unvaccinated employees received a Covid-19 shot in the two weeks since the airline announced that they would be subject to a $200 monthly surcharge, providing … [Read more...] about Delta Air Says New Covid Policy Is Boosting Worker Vaccinations
Department of Labor plans to issue an emergency temporary standard implementing the new requirement By Stephanie Armour and Sabrina Siddiqui All employers with 100 or more employees would have to require that their workers be vaccinated or undergo at least weekly Covid-19 testing under a new plan announced by President Biden to curb … [Read more...] about Biden Boosts Vaccine Requirements for Large Employers, Federal Workers to Combat Covid-19
Biden said Friday that the administration is considering earlier boosters. ByOren Oppenheim Public health officials are sticking with the recommendation that people get booster shots eight months after getting the COVID-19 vaccine, but that could change based on reviewing the data, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday. "We're still sticking with the eight months," the … [Read more...] about Health officials sticking with 8-month COVID booster shot timeline: Fauci
People who opt out of shots shouldn’t expect their employers, health insurers, and fellow citizens to accommodate them. By Juliette Kayyem For months, institutions and companies have been drafting plans to aggressively promote vaccination or require it outright, and last week the FDA gave them license to click the “Send” button. The same day the agency granted full … [Read more...] about Vaccine Refusers Don’t Get to Dictate Terms Anymore
His pregnant wife said this week that the hospital was “out of options” for her husband. A Texas man who helped organize protests against pandemic restrictions is fighting for his life after being hospitalized for nearly a month with COVID-19, the San Angelo Standard-Times reported. His wife, Jessica Wallace, wrote Wednesday on Facebook that she had a “heartbreaking … [Read more...] about Texas Anti-Mask ‘Freedom Rally’ Organizer Fighting For His Life With COVID-19
