The Biden administration took another step to help India, saying it would send up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine to other nations.
FDA poised to ban menthol cigarettes this week, experts predict
The action would not remove menthol tobacco from stores immediately, but rather kick off the rule-making process to do so, which could take several years.
The data from the CDC is in. The CDC has just announced that vaccinated people can go outside without a mask. " U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outdoors unless they are in a big crowd of strangers." The Latest: CDC: Vaccinated can go outside without mask – Boston 25 News
Com'on man, keep up with current news. Dump CNN.
I rec'd my first AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot this AM. Very easy to book with next day appointments at a nearby pharmacy. No waiting.
I could barely feel anything and no side effects so far.
I did promptly receive a proof of vaccination emailed to myself.
Most U.S. companies will require proof of Covid vaccination from employees, survey finds
- A broad majority of U.S. employers, 65%, plan to offer employees incentives to get vaccinated and 63% will require proof of vaccination, according to an ASU/Rockefeller Foundation survey.
- Overall, 44% will require all employees to get vaccinated, 31% will just encourage vaccinations and 14% will require some employees to get vaccinated.
More than 60% of companies in the U.S. will require proof of vaccination from their employees, according to a new survey conducted by Arizona State University with support from the Rockefeller Foundation.
A broad majority of U.S. employers, 65%, plan to offer employees incentives to get vaccinated and 63% will require proof of vaccination, according to the survey. Overall, 44% will require all employees to get vaccinated, 31% will just encourage vaccinations and 14% will require some employees to get vaccinated.
When it comes to consequences for failing to comply with company vaccination policy, 42% of businesses said the employee will not be allowed to return to the physical work environment, and 35% said disciplinary actions are on the table, up to and including possible termination.
The survey, released Thursday, represents the responses of 957 facilities across 24 industry sectors in the U.S. Most of the respondents were businesses with 250 or more employees.
Testing still remains critical to employers with 70% of respondents currently conducting Covid tests that are mostly mandatory.
In terms of employee well-being, the corporate respondents said burnout increased 54% and mental health concerns overall increased 59%. However, morale and productivity also both when up by nearly 50%.
Looking forward, 66% of employers are planning to allow employees to work from home full-time through 2021, and 73% intend to offer flexible work arrangements when the pandemic is over. However, 73% of businesses want employees to work from the office at least 20 hours a week.
“This is not just a bubble that goes back to ‘normal’, there will be some positive flexibility after the pandemic ends and we go back to in-person work,”
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