Category: vaccine mandate

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Barclays CEO stepping down, after British regulators investigate his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The White House giving federal contractors more flexibility in enforcing its vaccine mandate. But one trade group says, some companies may just stop doing business with the government instead. And manufacturing slows down across the nation, many businesses saying…


Pentagon Ordered to Specify How It Treats Religious Exemption Requests to Vaccine Mandate

The U.S. Department of Defense has been ordered to outline in detail how service members can apply for religious exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate and how officials decide whether to approve or deny such requests. Pentagon officials must in detail explain how troops can apply for a religious exemption, the procedure for resolving the…


Rep. Norman: Vaccine Mandate Is a ‘Man-Made Crisis’ Affecting US Economy

The vaccine mandate recently implemented by the Biden administration is costing jobs and affecting the U.S. economy, said Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) in an interview with NTD. President Joe Biden on Sept. 9 announced sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandates for federal workers and contractors, and set a Dec. 8 deadline. Federal workers and contractors under the…


Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses to Be Published Soon

The proposed federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses across the United States is set to be published in the near future, President Joe Biden’s administration said Monday. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an office inside the Department of Labor, developed the mandate. OSHA submitted the emergency temporary standard to the White House Office of…


New York City Firehouses Face Shutdowns Amid De Blasio’s Vaccine Mandate

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) said 26 New York City firehouses halted operations on Saturday “due to Mayor de Blasio’s decision to lock unvaccinated firefighters out of work,” though the city’s fire chief said the department had not closed any firehouses and blamed “irresponsible bogus sick leave” by firefighters apparently protesting a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that…


4,000 Australian Healthcare Workers Suspended After Failing to Meet Vaccine Mandate

Around 4,000 medical professionals in the Australian state of Queensland have been suspended after failing to meet a vaccine mandate for public health workers. Health Minister Yvette D’Ath revealed that around ten percent of the 100,000-strong public healthcare workforce had yet to be vaccinated. The deadline for complete vaccination was Oct. 31. “There are 7,000…


170 Health Workers Stood Down in Australian State for Failing to Meet Vaccine Mandate

The Australian state of Tasmania has announced that 99 percent of its healthcare workforce has complied with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate, leaving 170 to be stood aside, according to Jeremy Rockliff, the minister for health. The state government’s mandate meant health employees had to receive one dose of the vaccine by Oct. 31 unless they…


New Iowa Law Guarantees Unemployment Benefit for Workers Fired Over Vaccine Mandate

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that aims to protect workers who lose their job for rejecting COVID-19 vaccination. The bill, House File 902, on Oct. 28 cleared both chambers of the Iowa Legislature in a one-day special session. It states that any business that has a COVID-19 vaccine mandate must…


More Than 26,000 NYC Workers Didn’t Get Vaccine by Friday Deadline

One in six workers employed by the city of New York declined to get a COVID-19 shot after a Friday deadline to show proof of vaccination, the city said on Oct. 30. The vaccination rate among municipal workers jumped from 76 percent on Thursday to 83 percent on Friday, as thousands of police officers, firefighters,…


More Than 26,000 NYC Workers Didn’t Get Vaccine by Oct. 29 Deadline

One in six workers employed by the city of New York declined to get a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of an Oct. 29 deadline to show proof of vaccination, the city stated on Oct. 30. The vaccination rate among municipal workers jumped to 83 percent on Oct. 29 from 76 percent on Oct. 28, as thousands…