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Covid vaccine safety to be debated in Parliament after heart attack fears raised
Covid-19 vaccine safety will come under scrutiny in Parliament on Monday after a petition from concerned Brits reached the threshold for a debate. MPs are set to debate the safety of Covid vaccines after a petition calling for an "immediate and full scientific...
End of federal transportation mask mandate greeted with confusion, relief
Marty Chavez stepped into the terminal at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for his flight to Ohio early Tuesday and frantically began to search for his mask. He turned to a United Airlines employee standing nearby and asked if he had a spare. “Sir, the mandate...
Philadelphia to restore indoor mask mandate as cases rise
Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with the city's top health official saying she wanted to forestall a potential new wave driven by an omicron...
NO JAB, NO JOB: 1,428 NYC workers terminated for failing to follow mandate
New York City employees who failed to comply with the city’s vaccine mandate were sent termination notices on Friday, the mayor’s office said. A total of 1,428 employees were terminated, with the majority of terminations coming from the Department of Education at 914....
Japan widens virus restrictions as omicron surges in cities
TOKYO (AP) — Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across Japan beginning Friday as the country widens COVID-19 restrictions due to the omicron variant, which has caused cases to surge to new highs in metropolitan areas. The restraint,...
COVID-19 in Europe: Austria’s parliament approves vaccine mandate for adults
Several countries in Europe have registered a record number of COVID-19 infections this week — here is our summary of the situation across the continent. The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20 percent last week to more than 18 million, according to...
Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the court is allowing the...
Erie County mask mandate for all indoor, public locations takes effect
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Monday afternoon, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announced that a mask mandate will take effect Tuesday. Effective at 6 a.m., masks must be worn in all public, indoor facilities. This does not apply to facilities with a 100 percent...
Navy sailors who refuse COVID-19 vaccine will be discharged, face other administrative actions
U.S. Navy sailors who refuse to comply with the coronavirus vaccine mandate will be discharged and could face other administrative actions. "In order to ensure a fully vaccinated force, U.S. Navy policy is to process for separation all Navy service members who refuse...
LA County says these criteria need to be met before COVID mask mandate can be lifted
LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Los Angeles County's health director presented a set of criteria today being monitored for a possible lifting of mask-wearing mandates at large outdoor events and in indoor settings such as workplaces, but the requirements likely mean face...