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Washington DC, Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Monday during her COVID-19 address that the nation’s capital will no longer require indoor businesses to verify vaccination status before allowing customers entry, effective February 15.
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Washington DC, total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 467,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment growth continued in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in retail trade, and in transportation and warehousing.
“As we’ve learned during the pandemic, the governor’s refusal to listen to others is a recipe disaster.”
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Paramus NJ, Senator Anthony M. Bucco said Governor Phil Murphy still has no plan to address worker shortages that are almost certain to impact hospitals, long-term care facilities, and prisons as a result of his stricter vaccine mandate.
Van Drew Unloads on Murphy for Ramping Up Vaccine Mandates by Adding Boosters and Eliminating the Testing Options for Healthcare Workers and Corrections Officers
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Trenton NJ, United States Congressman Jeff Van Drew released the following statement blasting New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for his decision to impose one of the strictest vaccine mandates in the country by eliminating a weekly testing option for healthcare workers as well as corrections officers and instituting a new state policy that amounts to ‘get vaccinated or get fired.’
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Ridgewood NJ, while many voters have become skeptical toward the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of Democrats embrace restrictive policies, including punitive measures against those who haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine.
Continue reading COVID-19: Democratic Voters Support Harsh Measures Against Unvaccinated
Continue reading US Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Federal SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Mandates
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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio and Senator Michael Testa, after listening to compelling testimony during a virtual hearing on naturally developed immunity, called on Governor Murphy to revise the state’s COVID policies.
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Washington DC, Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas has introduced a bill to repeal the requirement that health care workers get vaccinated or get fired. Hospitals and clinics can lose their Medicare and Medicaid payments if they don’t comply with the edict. Dr. Marshall now has enough cosponsors to force a floor vote, likely in early January.
Continue reading Senate To Vote To Overturn Biden Vaccine Mandate For Health Workers
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Ridgewood NJ, as more states, private employers, and large healthcare systems institute policies to encourage vaccinations, many reluctant employees are finally getting the shot in order to protect their jobs. However, a notable percentage of the population would prefer to lose their jobs rather than get what they view as a potentially dangerous injection.
Continue reading 1 in 4 Healthcare Workers Quitting Over Vaccine Mandates will Leave the Field
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Washington D.C., the administration of US President Joe Biden today announced the details of 2 policies covering more than 100 million workers in an effort to get more people in the US vaccinated against COVID-19. The first rule, issued by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), applies to employers with 100 or more employees and requires them to ensure their workers are either fully vaccinated or undergo weekly testing for SARS-CoV-2, for which employers are not required to pay. The rule also requires employers to provide paid-time off for employees to get vaccinated and compel unvaccinated workers to wear a face mask while at work. Employers who willfully do not comply with the mandate could face fines of up to $14,000 per violation, with the possibility of multiple citations per business. The second rule, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requires all healthcare workers employed at facilities that participate in Medicaid and Medicare—approximately 76,000 facilities nationwide—be fully vaccinated, with no option for testing but allowances for medical and religious exemptions.
Continue reading Biden Administration Mandates Vaccination for Employers with 100 or more Employees
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Trenton NJ, a huge anti mandate rally was held in Trenton . New Jersey’s vaccine mandate for school staff and state workers requires pre-K through 12th-grade teachers and staff and state employees to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18 or get COVID-19 testing once or twice a week.
