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Walgreens, CVS Join Growing Number of Major Companies Cutting Paid Sick Leave for Unvaccinated Workers

January 12, 2022
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CVS and Walgreens have joined a growing list of major companies in the United States who are cutting paid sick leave for unvaccinated employees who test positive for COVID-19. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late in December updated its recommendations that people should isolate for five days after a COVID-19 infection, instead…

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Meta Mandates Booster Shots, Extends Return-to-Office Date for Employees

January 12, 2022
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Meta, formerly Facebook, has extended its return-to-office date to March 28 amid a surge of Omicron-related infection cases, with an additional mandatory booster shot requirement for those who plan to come back to the office. Meta has flip-flopped on its office-return dates and requirements over the past two years with a series of inconsistent messages….

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GOP Senators Introduce Legislation Sanctioning Beijing Over Obstruction of COVID-19 Origins Investigation

January 12, 2022
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), along with 15 other Republican senators, has introduced a bill that would authorize sanctions and other restrictions on Chinese officials and scientists unless Beijing allows for a “credible and comprehensive international investigation” into the origins of COVID-19 at suspected labs in China. “For two years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has…

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Merck Expects COVID-19 Pill Molnupiravir to Be Effective Against Omicron

January 12, 2022
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Merck’s COVID-19 oral pill molnupiravir has a mechanism of action that can work against Omicron and any other variant, a company executive said on Monday. “We’re very confident that it will effect Omicron … This mechanism in molecule (will) work for Omicron, and I would imagine against any variant that comes up,” Dean Li, president…

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Canadian Province to Impose ‘Significant’ Fines on Unvaccinated Residents

January 11, 2022
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The Canadian province of Quebec is set to fine unvaccinated residents who do not have a medical exemption from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, the premier of the French-speaking province announced on Tuesday. Premier Francois Legault said adult residents who do not qualify for medical exemptions will be charged a financial penalty, adding he believes that…

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Supreme Court Likely to Rule Against Biden Administration Vaccine Mandates: Rob Henneke

January 11, 2022
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The Supreme Court appears poised to rule against two Biden administration COVID-19 vaccine mandates but will likely do so in a limited way, a lawyer who brought a case against the mandates says. “I believe that on the federal vaccine mandates, the Supreme Court is going to land on a very limited position that just…

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Focus on the Family Defends Imposing Vaccine Mandate to Comply With OSHA Requirements

January 11, 2022
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Focus on the Family is defending imposing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to comply with requirements from President Joe Biden’s administration. The Colorado-based Christian organization told its approximately 650 workers earlier this month that they would be implementing a vaccine-or-test requirement. Workers will have to produce proof of COVID-19 vaccination. If they do not, they will…

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American Red Cross Says Blood Shortage Worst in Over 10 Years

January 11, 2022
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The American Red Cross says it’s facing a national blood crisis and is urging more people to donate blood to alleviate the worst shortage its seen in more than a decade. The low supply is posing a risk to patients and forcing doctors to decide who gets blood transfusions now and who will have to wait…

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Fauci: Research Into Universal Coronavirus Vaccines Making Progress

January 11, 2022
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Research into vaccines that would protect against all coronaviruses is making progress, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, also known as SARS-CoV-2, or a type of coronavirus. The COVID-19 vaccines have plummeted in effectiveness against virus infection over time, particularly since the rise in the…

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Mask Mandate to Remain in Place in New Jersey Schools, Governor Says

January 11, 2022
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said the statewide mask mandate for schools will continue “for the foreseeable future,” even after his last remaining public health emergency powers expire. Under an agreement reached last summer between Murphy and state lawmakers, all of Murphy’s administrative orders, directives, and waivers that relied on the existence of the public…

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