Office workers at The Hershey Company say that while they must be vaccinated or face job loss, employees working in food production and Chocolate World, the company’s retail outlet stores, do not have a vaccination requirement. The Pennsylvania snack company has continued food production operations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Its retail stores are now fully…
Hershey Office Workers Face Jab or Job Choice
Japan Extends Entry Ban for Foreign Visitors Amid Rising Omicron Cases
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday said that the government will further extend its entry ban on foreign visitors until the end of February amid a surge in the country’s Omicron cases. Japan has been suspending new arrivals of foreign visitors since Nov. 30, 2021, while returning local citizens and foreign residents are required…
Much of Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large Private Employers Takes Effect Despite Ongoing Supreme Court Battle
Much of the Biden administration’s vaccination mandate pertaining to large private employers went into effect Monday, despite the rule facing legal challenges in the Supreme Court, leaving some businesses unsure as to how to proceed. As of Jan. 10, businesses with 100 or more employees were required to ensure that all employees have been fully vaccinated with either two doses of…
Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Large Private Employers Takes Effect Amid Ongoing Supreme Court Battle
Biden administration’s vaccination mandate pertaining to large private employers went into effect Monday, despite the rule facing legal challenges in the Supreme Court, leaving some businesses unsure as to how to proceed. As of Jan. 10, businesses with 100 or more employees were required to ensure that all employees have been fully vaccinated with either two doses of the Pfizer…
Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers Takes Effect Amid Ongoing Supreme Court Battle
The Biden administration’s vaccination mandate pertaining to private employers went into effect Monday, despite that the rule is facing legal challenges in the Supreme Court, leaving some businesses unsure as to how to proceed. As of Jan. 10, businesses with 100 or more employees are now required to ensure that all employees have been fully vaccinated with either two doses…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Warns New York Unvaccinated Employees Won’t Get Paid, Risk Losing Jobs
JPMorgan Chase’s New York employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 risk losing their jobs and won’t get paid if they refuse to comply with the company’s vaccination requirements, Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon suggested on Monday. “If you aren’t going to get vaxxed, you won’t be able to work in that office,” Dimon told Reuters. “We’re not going to…
Supermarket CEO Warns of Omicron-Related Meat and Egg Shortages
John Catsimatidis, CEO of the New York-based supermarket chain Gristedes, warned in an interview on Monday that the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus could cause shortages of meat and eggs in the upcoming months. “[A]s Omicron grows, and it’s gonna grow over the next two to four to five to six…
Walensky’s Comments on Comorbidities Among COVID-19 Deaths in Reference to Study on Vaccinated: CDC
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky’s recent comments on COVID-19 deaths were in reference to a study on vaccinated populations, according to a CDC spokesperson. In an interview with Good Morning America on Jan. 7, Walensky said that an overwhelming number of deaths, 75 percent, occurred in people who had…
Insurers to Cover 8 At-Home COVID-19 Tests per Person Monthly: Biden Administration
Insurance companies and group health plans must cover the cost of over-the-counter, at-home rapid COVID-19 tests for people with private health coverage, starting Jan. 15, the Biden administration announced Monday. “The new coverage requirement means that most consumers with private health coverage can go online or to a pharmacy or store, buy a test, and…
Psaki Defends Biden’s Description of ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday defended President Joe Biden’s description of the COVID-19 pandemic as cases and hospitalizations among the vaccinated soar. Psaki, who recently got the disease despite having received a primary regimen and a booster shot, recounted during a briefing in Washington that she only suffered minor symptoms, an experience…
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