Core topic of virtual gathering will be pandemic and COVID-19 response. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that he would be holding a virtual ministerial with foreign ministers…
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Legislators May Stall Presidential Vaccine Mandate
Use of Congressional Review Act could nullify the executive order. As workplace vaccination mandates have become controversial around the country, ranking members of the House Education and Labor…
Read MoreCOVID Tests or Vaccines Required at Large Companies
President Biden mandates private businesses with over 100 workers to comply by January 4 deadline. On Thursday, President Biden announced that he would be directing the Occupational Safety…
Read MoreRequest Made to Lift Vaccine Mandate on National Guard
Pentagon receives request from Oklahoma governor who says the state will lose 10% of guardsmen. On Tuesday, Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma wrote a letter to Secretary of…
Read MoreJudge Blocks Administration from Firing the Unvaccinated
Temporary restraining order protects federal employees and active military while they challenge the mandate. District of Columbia U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has issued a temporary restraining…
Read MoreWhite House Blocks California Vaccine Donation
The administration says that vaccine doses are federal property. The White House Vaccine Task Force destroyed thousands of vaccine doses when a Californian group attempted to donate them…
Read MoreWhite House Announces Plan to Vaccinate Children
28 million children between 5 and 11 years old could be eligible if the vaccine is approved next month. The White House announced on Wednesday that it is…
Read MoreFed Says Vaccine Mandates Hurt Employment
Mandates are one part of the labor shortage. Vaccine mandates are contributing to labor supply problems, businesses are reporting to the Federal Reserve. The central bank said that recent…
Read MoreSupreme Court Declines to Hear Vaccine Mandate Case
Emergency appeal filed by Maine health workers. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an emergency appeal of a vaccine requirement imposed on health care workers in Maine.…
Read MoreFDA Studies Moderna Shot’s Side Effects in Youth
Approval paused for evaluation of myocarditis in males under 30. The Food and Drug Administration is reportedly delaying approval of Moderna’s COVID-19 authorization for teens to study the…
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