Vaccine
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Yesterday, Wegmans announced that all of its Wegmans Pharmacy locations are now offering the Moderna and J&J/Janssen vaccine booster doses to eligible individuals by appointment only. Those who are eligible may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose. If you are seeking the booster shot and received Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech as your primary […]
U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley in Knoxville has limited the ability, for now, for the nonprofit US lab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, to place employees on unpaid leave who have previously receive exemptions for the vaccine requirement. The federal judge issued the temporary restraining order Friday which prevents placing employees on indefinite unpaid leave or […]
This past Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also known as the CDC has released its updated guidance around gatherings and traveling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance comes following confusion earlier this month on how the country should safely celebrate the holidays. In their guidance, the CDC simply stated that the best […]
Yesterday, Monroe County began scheduling free, rapid PCR tests for K-12 students at the County Fleet Center, 145 Paul Road. The PCR tests are available via appointment only and are a drive-through, paperless transaction, offering the non-invasive nasal swab. Children seeking this test must be symptom-free without any fever-reducing medication for 24 hours, not be […]
United Airlines must put their upcoming vaccination mandate to a halt as a federal judge in Texas ordered the airline to do. This order is to temporarily halt its plan to put unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave if they have requested an exemption from the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Six United Airlines employees filed a […]
Rochester’s The Littler Theater will be requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all patrons 12 and older starting Oct 20. This requirement will be mandated in less than a week, so those who are seeking vaccinations and would like to attend The Little will not be able to attend until later in November, even if […]
New York’s 26th district Congressman Brian Higgins has says that the United State will be reopening its land border soon, and maybe as soon as November. According to Higgins, vaccinated Canadians will be able to enter the United States, with proof of vaccination being required. Higgins stated: “A robust cross-border exchange between the United States […]
Yesterday, the Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators, Food and Drug Administration, to authorize its pill against COVID-19. This pill would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to combat the pandemic. If approved by the FDA, a decision that could be made in a matter of weeks, it would be the first pill shown to […]
Despite the Los Angeles County mandate that requires employees to be fully vaccinated by October 1st, Sheriff Alex Villanueva refuses to enforce this policy. Villanueva oversees the largest sheriff’s department in the country, with roughly 18,000 employees. He took to Facebook Live to share his refusal to carry out the mandate, stating: “I don’t want […]
UCHealth, a large hospital system in Colorado recently stated that people on its organ transplant waitlist won’t be offered an organ if they refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The hospital back this up with a cite, stating “significant risk the virus poses to transplant recipients.” UCHealth operates 12 hospitals from its headquarters in Aurora, […]