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New York City’s vaccine mandate for nearly all adults working in its public schools can proceed as scheduled, a federal appeals panel ruled on Monday, reversing a decision made over the weekend that paused enforcement of the mandate until later this week at the earliest.

Mayor Bill de Blasio had originally ordered well over 150,000 educators and staff in the nation’s largest school system to receive at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by tonight at midnight. That deadline was put on hold late Friday by a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The three-judge panel was scheduled to take up the issue on Wednesday, but it appears to have ruled early.

It’s not yet clear if the city will decide to implement the mandate tonight at midnight as originally scheduled or wait until later in the week.

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U.S. Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom

Mon, 2021-09-27 18:52 — mike kraft

Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With ultimatums taking effect this week in states like New York, California, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the fear is that some employees will quit or let themselves be fired or suspended rather than get the vaccine. AP NEWS

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New Mexico reports two deaths from ivermectin

Mon, 2021-09-27 11:14 — mike kraft

New Mexico reports two deaths from ivermectin New Mexico has linked two deaths in the state to misuse of ivermectin, a medicine typically used for parasitic infections in animals that has repeatedly been used by people as an anti-COVID-19 Jenna Romaine TheHill

New Mexico has linked two deaths in the state to misuse of ivermectin, a medicine typically used for parasitic infections in animals that has repeatedly been used by people as an anti-COVID-19 medication.

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Overview: Unvaccinated New York health care workers could lose jobs as soon as today over mandate; police issues in Massachusets and L.A.

Mon, 2021-09-27 09:52 — mike kraft

Tens of thousands of New York health care workers could lose jobs as soon as today over vaccine: COVID-19 updates Tens of thousands of health care workers across New York could lose their jobs as soon as today, the deadline for vaccination. Latest COVID news. Christal Hayes and John Bacon USA TODAY

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Medical ethic debate over doctors refusing to treat the unvaccinated

Fri, 2021-09-24 18:32 — mike kraft

Medical ethicists criticize doctors refusing to treat the unvaccinated As the Delta variant of COVID-19 rips across the country, a growing number of health care professionals have taken an extreme stance that they claim will slow the spread: They say they will no longer treat the unvaccinated.

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Schools without mask mandate 3.5 times more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks: CDC study

Fri, 2021-09-24 17:35 — mike kraft

Schools without mask mandate 3.5 times more likely to have COVID-19 A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found that schools in two Arizona counties that didn’t require universal masking were 3.5 times more likely to endure COVID-19 outbreaks than Justine Coleman TheHill

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NY hospitals fear staff shortage as vaccine deadline looms

Fri, 2021-09-24 10:53 — mike kraft

NY hospitals fear staff shortage as vaccine deadline looms NEW YORK (AP) — Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages when it takes effect Monday. AP NEWS

NEW YORK (AP) — Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages when it takes effect Monday.

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Florida mask and other Covid-related developments

Thu, 2021-09-23 18:50 — mike kraft

The Latest: Florida school district gets cash over mask vote GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Florida school district has received cash from President Joe Biden’s administration to make up for state pay cuts imposed over a board’s vote for a student anti-coronavirus mask mandate. AP NEWS

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Florida school district has received cash from President Joe Biden’s administration to make up for state pay cuts imposed over a board’s vote for a student anti-coronavirus mask mandate.

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