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Covid-19 booster shots in U.S. now surpassing initial vaccination doses

Fri, 2021-10-08 09:43 — mike kraft

Chart: The Covid-19 booster shot boom An average of nearly 400,000 people per day have received booster shots in the previous seven days, double from the week before. NBC News

An NBC News analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows that the number of people receiving booster shots is outpacing those getting their first or second doses of the initial vaccination, and is contributing to a modest increase in Covid vaccinations in October.

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Los Angeles officials approve one of strictest US vaccination mandates, other mandates likely

Wed, 2021-10-06 17:37 — mike kraft

Los Angeles OKs one of strictest US vaccination mandates LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles leaders on Wednesday approved one of the nation's strictest vaccine mandates — a sweeping measure that requires the shots for everyone entering bars, restaurants, nail salons, gyms or even a Lakers game. AP NEWS

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Kaiser Permanente puts 2,000 workers on unpaid leave over vaccine mandate

Wed, 2021-10-06 12:39 — mike kraft

Kaiser Permanente puts 2,000 workers on unpaid leave over vaccine Kaiser Permanente has put more than 2,200 workers on unpaid leave for not abiding by its coronavirus vaccine mandate. Lexi Lonas TheHill

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Court keeps on hold South Carolina school mask mandate ban

Tue, 2021-10-05 17:44 — mike kraft

Court keeps South Carolina school mask mandate ban on hold South Carolina districts can continue to require face coverings to protect against the coronavirus in the state's schools under an appellate court's decision this week. On Tuesday, the 4th U.S. AP NEWS

... the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied state Attorney General Alan Wilson’s request that South Carolina’s law prohibiting school mask mandates be allowed to take effect while a lawsuit over the COVID-19 pandemic measure goes forward. ...

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Attorney General Garland takes steps to respond to ‘disturbing spike’ in threats against educators

Tue, 2021-10-05 17:37 — mike kraft

Garland taps FBI in response to ‘disturbing spike’ in threats against educators Recent school board meetings have been packed with protestors who denounce Covid-19 mask mandates, political interpretations of critical race theory and other highly-politicized issues. Juan Perez Jr. POLITICO

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday ordered federal law enforcement authorities to huddle with local leaders in the coming weeks to address what the nation’s top prosecutor called a recent “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence” against educators and school board members.

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Arizona ordered to stop using federal COVID money for anti-mask grants

Tue, 2021-10-05 17:27 — mike kraft

Arizona can't use COVID money for anti-mask grants, feds say The Biden administration on Tuesday ordered Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to stop using the state’s federal pandemic funding on a pair of new education grants that can only be directed to schools without mask mandates. AP NEWS

The Biden administration on Tuesday ordered Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to stop using the state’s federal pandemic funding on a pair of new education grants that can only be directed to schools without mask mandates.

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