Jul 30 Disney requiring U.S. employees to be vaccinated against virus By Associated Press The announcement comes days after the federal Centers for Disease Control changed course on masking guidelines. The CDC recently said it has new information showing the delta variant's ability to spread among vaccinated people. Continue reading
Jul 30 Study: Vaccinated people who got ‘breakthrough’ infections can carry as much virus as others By Lindsey Tanner, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The findings have the potential to upend past thinking about how the disease is spread. Previously, vaccinated people who got infected were thought to have low levels of virus and to be unlikely to pass it to others. But the… Continue reading
Jul 29 Breakthrough COVID infections show ‘the unvaccinated are now putting the vaccinated at risk’ By Laura Santhanam Occasional breakthroughs are expected with any vaccine, but more transmissible variants spread among so many unvaccinated people in the United States has placed greater strain on highly effective and safe COVID-19 vaccines. Continue reading
Jul 29 Israel to offer 3rd COVID booster shot to older citizens By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Thursday's announcement by Naftali Bennett makes Israel the first country to offer a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine to its citizens on a wide scale. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for fed government By Alexandra Jaffe, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The nation's millions of federal workers will be required to verify they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules. Continue reading
Jul 28 Lollapalooza to require vaccination card or negative test By Kathleen Foody, Don Babwin, Associated Press The four-day festival starts Thursday and is expected to be back at full capacity, with roughly 100,000 daily attendees. After missing last summer because of the coronavirus, it will be easily Chicago's largest gathering since the pandemic started. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Pelosi calls McCarthy a ‘moron’ as House leaders trade barbs over mask rules In our news wrap Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy traded barbs over the House's reimposed masking requirements. McCarthy called them a bid for "control," and Pelosi referred to him as a "moron." Cooler weather and… Continue watching
Jul 28 Google delays return to office, mandates vaccines By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press CEO Sundar Pichai told Google's more than 130,000 employees in a Wednesday email that the company is now aiming to bring them back to its offices Oct. 18, instead of its previous target date of Sept. 1. Continue reading
Jul 26 VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers By Associated Press The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines. Continue reading
Jul 26 NYC will require COVID-19 vaccines or weekly testing for city workers By Karen Matthews, Associated Press The rule is expected to affect about 340,000 city employees, making the city one of the largest employers in the U.S. to take such action. Continue reading