Vaccinations

The most recent suit, dated Monday, was filed in Louisiana on behalf of 12 states and comes less than a week after another lawsuit challenging the rule was filed in Missouri representing 10 states.

In addition to Louisiana, the more recent suit covers Montana, Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia. The Missouri suit includes Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. ...

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GOP-majority federal court chosen to consider Biden vaccine mandate legal challenges

Tue, 2021-11-16 17:47 — mike kraft

GOP-majority court chosen to consider Biden vaccine mandate Challenges to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers will be consolidated in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, a panel dominated by judges appointed by Republicans. AP NEWS

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The Cincinnati-based court was selected Tuesday in a random drawing using ping-pong balls, a process employed when challenges to certain federal agency actions are filed in multiple courts.

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Nigeria plans mass vaccination drive, considers booster shot

Tue, 2021-11-16 12:23 — mike kraft

Nigeria plans mass vaccination drive, considers booster shot Nigeria will start a mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign later this week, aiming to inoculate half of its targeted population by the end of January, government officials said. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. flu cases increasing, including massive flu outbreak at the University of Michigan

Tue, 2021-11-16 11:49 — mike kraft

CDC to probe massive flu outbreak at the University of Michigan Most of the flu cases have occurred in unvaccinated individuals. Nicoletta Lanese livescience.com

A sudden surge of influenza cases on the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus has drawn the attention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has now deployed a team of experts to investigate the outbreak.

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Efficency ofCovid vaccines fades over time, prompting some debate over boosters

Mon, 2021-11-15 20:08 — mike kraft

What We Know So Far About Waning Vaccine Effectiveness Vaccines still offer strong protection against severe Covid-19, but many studies show their protection against infection decreases over time. How much that decline matters is up for debate. The New York Times

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Oklahoma Guard must comply with vaccine mandate --the Pentagon

Mon, 2021-11-15 18:17 — mike kraft

Pentagon: Oklahoma Guard must comply with vaccine mandate "It is a lawful order for National Guardsmen to receive the Covid vaccine. It is a lawful order," Defense Department press secretary John Kirby told reporters. Quint Forgey POLITICO

The Pentagon's top spokesperson on Monday insisted Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had the authority to require National Guard members to get vaccinated against Covid-19, despite new resistance from Oklahoma's highest-ranking military official.

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