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“The United States reached another grim milestone on Friday, as the confirmed coronavirus death toll topped 700,000, just over a year and a half into the pandemic, and despite the wide availability of vaccines.”
Thousands of Unvaccinated New York City School Employees Placed on Unpaid Leave - Wall Street Journal
“Roughly 4,000 employees represented by the United Federation of Teachers were missing from schools as of Monday afternoon, including about 2,000 teachers, the union said.”
Louisiana's largest hospital system will impose fee on employees if their spouse is unvaccinated - The Blaze
“A Louisiana-based hospital system is mandating COVID-19 vaccination for the spouses of employees on the company benefits plan and will add a vaccine fee for workers as long their partner remains unvaccinated.”
“Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest health care systems in the United States, has placed about 2,200 unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave nationwide because of the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy.”
Colorado hospital system announces it will deny organ transplants for unvaccinated patients in 'almost all situations' - Blaze Media
“‘In almost all situations, transplant recipients and living donors at UCHealth are now required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in addition to meeting other health requirements and receiving additional vaccinations,’ a spokesperson for UCHealth said in a statement to The Hill.”
“Golden State Warriors swingman Andrew Wiggins on Monday explained his decision to get the COVID-19 vaccine, noting that he felt "forced" to do so in order to continue his NBA career.”
California plans to require F.D.A.-approved Covid vaccines for K-12 students as early as next fall, the first state to announce such a mandate. - The New York Times
“The vaccine mandate, for public and private schools, will be phased-in by grade span — seventh through 12th grades, and then kindergarten through sixth — after the Food and Drug Administration grants full approval to the corresponding age group.”
“The ordinance would require people to be fully vaccinated to enter indoor public spaces, including shopping malls, restaurants and sports arenas.”
U.S. employers added 194,000 jobs in September, a weak showing as people avoided restaurants and travel amid another coronavirus surge. - New York Times
“The gains were down from 366,000 in August and far below the more than one million jobs added in July, before the more contagious Delta variant led to a spike in coronavirus cases across much of the country.”
“The poll — conducted by the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia in partnership with Project Home Fire — found that 41% of Biden voters and 52% of Trump voters favor dividing the country in two between Democratic-voting and Republican-voting states.”
