Survey: 72% of unvaccinated would leave job if vaccine required without testing option
A recent survey also found that 37% of unvaccinated adults said they would quit their job if forced to either get a COVID-19 vaccine or take a weekly test.
US salaries grew more last quarter than they have in 2 decades
The Labor Department said Friday that pay increased 1.5% in the third quarter. That’s up sharply from 0.9% in the previous quarter.
Georgia governor allocates COVID relief funds to help courts
Georgia’s governor said Thursday that he plans to use up to $110 million to help the state’s courts recover from a slowdown that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Florida files lawsuit against Biden administration to challenge vaccine mandate for federal contractors
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the state has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to challenge the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors.
Woman wasn't tested by urgent care because she was vaccinated - but later dies of COVID-19
"I pulled up my picture and I said, 'This is my mom on a ventilator across the street,'" Lisowski said. "(I said) 'She was here two weeks ago. You guys diagnosed her with a sinus infection and you did not Covid test her because she is vaccinated - and now she is fighting for her life on a ventilator.'"
Local business struggles to meet demand due to lack of employees
Labor shortages are impacting some local businesses in the Atlanta area.
Illinois bill would remove 'conscience' as basis for refusing vaccine
Illinois law has for more than four decades protected those who oppose providing or receiving medical treatment because of their religious beliefs. Well now, that may be changing.
Judge refuses to stop vaccine mandate for NYPD, other workers
A New York judge on Wednesday refused to pause a vaccine mandate set to take effect Friday for the city’s municipal workforce, denying a police union’s request for a temporarily restraining order.
As FDA nears decision on children's COVID-19 vaccine, states order their first shipments
About 15 million doses of the lower-dose Pfizer pediatric vaccine are ready to ship, health officials say, and states have already placed their initial orders, signing up about 25,000 vaccine providers for children.
Florida penalizes school district over masks, federal COVID grant
The state of Florida has docked a school district more than $164,000 for defying a ban on classroom mask mandates and for being awarded a federal coronavirus grant, county school officials said Wednesday.
Merck to share license for COVID-19 pill with other drugmakers to expand access
Merck agreed to allow other drugmakers to produce its COVID-19 pill, in an effort to help people in poorer countries get access to the drug.
Enforcement of indoor COVID-19 vaccine mandates appears uneven across US
How rigorously vaccination requirements are being enforced varies from place to place, even within the same state or city.
Houston's hospitality industry anticipates a World Series boom
Houston restaurants and hotels near Minute Maid Park were preparing for droves of Atlanta Braves fans to arrive for Game 1 and Game 2 of the 2021 World Series. It was a much-needed boom for an industry rocked by the pandemic.
Lawmakers pen letter to Fauci, NIH over funding for alleged experiments with puppies
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said she wants Dr. Anthony Fauci and the NIH to respond to allegations that the agency funded $1.68 million overseas experiments that involved abusing puppies.
Children could soon be eligible for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
An FDA advisory panel meets Tuesday to consider whether to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for kids as young as 5.
US international COVID-19 travel requirements: White House details new rules
The Biden administration is detailing its new international COVID-19 air travel polices for most foreign travelers to the U.S, which will include exemptions for kids and new federal contact tracing requirements.
Biden administration to speed up at-home COVID-19 test authorization
U.S. health agencies want to work with manufacturers to increase the availability and accessibility of at-home COVID-19 tests with the hopes of lowering costs.
DeSantis: We are actively recruiting out-of-state police officers out of job due to vaccine mandates
The Republican governor slammed the 'unconstitutional' mandates.
COVID-19 strategies resulted in ‘almost zero’ infections at summer camps, CDC says
The CDC analyzed more than 7,000 campers and staff members at nine overnight camps this summer and found only nine laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Unvaccinated people can expect COVID-19 infections every 16 months, study suggests
Unvaccinated people are at risk of being reinfected with COVID-19 every 16 months, according to a new study conducted by the Yale School of Public Health.