WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday, potentially boosting public confidence in the shots and instantly opening the way for more universities, companies and local governments to make vaccinations mandatory.
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As COVID cases increase, some businesses move to mandate vaccines, while others closely monitor the situation
As COVID-19 cases rise, mostly among unvaccinated people, some heath care networks, colleges and businesses are requiring their employees to get the vaccine. However, a random sample of employers in the Lehigh Valley and Harrisburg region, shows many are not ready to take that step. At least not yet. For now, they say, they are ...
Read More »Nursing home to workers: Get vaccine or lose your job
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s largest nursing home operator told its workers this week they will have to get COVID-19 vaccinations to keep their jobs — a possible shift in an industry that has largely rejected compulsory measures for fear of triggering an employee exodus that could worsen already dangerous staffing shortages.
Read More »Google delays return to office, mandates vaccines
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened in an attempt to fight the spreading Delta variant.
Read More »Pa. resumes use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine
Pennsylvania has resumed use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, following a thorough federal review which reaffirmed the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness against the virus, according to the Harrisburg-based Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania.
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