Dec 08 Watch 7:10 Sen. Thune: Vaccine mandates will have ‘countereffect,’ must be overturned to save jobs The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday evening on repealing President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. The measure is expected to pass with support from Democrats Joe Manchin and Jon Tester. But the bill faces… Continue watching
Dec 07 Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors By Geoff Mulvihill, David Lieb, Associated Press A federal judge blocked the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors and subcontractors. Continue reading
Dec 06 NYC mayor gives deadline for private sector vaccine mandate By Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio says all New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers by Dec. 27. Continue reading
Dec 02 What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.? By Tom Krisher, Associated Press To control the spread of COVID-19, President Joe Biden previously said businesses with 100 or more employees would need to require COVID-19 vaccination or have workers get tested weekly for the virus. Continue reading
Nov 24 White House says 92 percent of federal workers under mandate are vaccinated By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press The Biden administration's vaccine mandate for millions of federal workers seems to be working, with no apparent disruption to law enforcement, intelligence-gathering or holiday travel. Continue reading
Nov 20 Protests erupt over virus rules in Austria, Italy, Croatia By Associated Press Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain skyrocketing coronavirus infections. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch 8:16 What Aaron Rodgers’ controversy tells us about vaccine skepticism in professional sports By John Yang, Courtney Norris Will Leitch, a contributing editor for New York Magazine, and John Yang discuss the controversy over Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' vaccination status. Rodgers had previously implied he was inoculated against COVID-19, but later admitted to being unvaccinated after… Continue watching
Nov 10 Mandates drive up vaccinations at colleges, despite leniency By John Seewer, Associated Press Some universities have seen nearly complete compliance, including at state flagship schools in Maryland, Illinois and Washington. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 6:03 States sue over new Biden vaccine rule for businesses, claim federal overreach By John Yang, Courtney Norris This weekend, a federal appeals court in Louisiana temporarily blocked the Biden administration's new rule that millions of private sector workers get a COVID-19 vaccine, or get tested weekly. The rule has led more than two dozen states to file… Continue watching
Nov 08 Biden team defends worker vaccine rule, wants challenges combined into single case By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press At least 27 states plus several businesses and associations filed legal challenges in at least six federal appeals courts after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its mandate last week. Continue reading