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Whistleblowers and fears of losing funds key to enforcing U.S. vaccine rules

Mon, 2021-11-08 10:02 — mike kraft

Whistleblowers and fears of losing funds key to enforcing U.S. vaccine rules Workplace whistleblowers and a fear of losing federal funds are expected to play vital roles in ensuring compliance with COVID-19 vaccine mandates ordered by President Joe Biden's administration for U.S. businesses, nursing homes and hospitals, according to experts. Ahmed Aboulenein,Diane Bartz Reuters

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Analysis: Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Isn’t Technikcally a Vaccine Mandate

Mon, 2021-11-08 09:46 — mike kraft

Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Isn’t Really a Vaccine Mandate The new OSHA pandemic regulations that just dropped are a work of semantic art with a conservative Supreme Court in mind. The New Republic

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In nearly every statement other than Biden’s, and in many news reports on the matter, the OSHA rule was described as a “vaccine mandate.” But this is not actually correct. The new rule is better understood as a testing mandate with a vaccine exception—and that distinction could be crucial as it works its way through courts of law and public opinion.

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New York City reaches an agreement with nine labor unions on Covid vaccine mandates.

Fri, 2021-11-05 18:24 — mike kraft

Mayor Bill de Blasio has reached a deal with nine labor unions regarding how the city will handle unvaccinated employees under its tough new vaccination mandate. In exchange, the unions have agreed to drop their legal efforts to overturn the new policy, the city announced Thursday.

The nine unions collectively represent about 88,000 of the 160,000 employees covered by the latest mandate, which requires all city employees to get vaccinated for the coronavirus with no option to take a weekly test. The unions include District Council 37, Teamsters Local 237, the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association Local 831, and SEIU Local 300. ...

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San Francisco will require children 5 to 11 to show proof of Covid vaccine for some indoor activities; governor appeals mandate for prison guards

Fri, 2021-11-05 10:21 — mike kraft

San Francisco plans to extend its indoor proof-of-vaccination requirements to children 5 to 11 years old, the first major U.S. city to do so, following the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s announcement Wednesday recommending the Pfizer-BioNTech lower-dose Covid vaccine for this age group.

The city, which has a proof-of-vaccination mandate for everyone 12 and older to access indoor activities, like restaurants, gyms and sporting events, said that San Franciscans should start preparing to show immunization cards for children 5 to 11 in the coming months. ...

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