Embedded As a Risk, New COVID Cycle Could Challenge Economic Recovery July 22, 2021 By Howard Schneider Five weeks after dropping its reference to the coronavirus as a weight on the economy, the U.S. Federal Reserve is...
Workers More Likely to Get COVID Vaccine When Employer Encourages It July 1, 2021 As more employers return to in-person work, the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report shows that workers are more likely...
COVID-19 Vaccines Promise Long Lasting Immunity: Washington University Research June 29, 2021 By Tamara Bhandari The first two COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employed a technology that...
Federal Employees Allowed to Return to Offices Without Vaccinations June 14, 2021 By Daniel Wiessner U.S. government employees should not be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to their workplace or made to...
Texas Gov. Signs Bill to Punish Businesses Requiring COVID Vaccination Proof June 8, 2021 By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Texas businesses that require customers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be denied state contracts and could lose their licenses...
Safety Qualms, Slow Demand Hamper J&J Vaccine Rollout in U.S. June 7, 2021 By Michael Erman Safety concerns about Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine along with overall flagging demand for vaccinations have slowed its U.S. rollout...
U.S. Updates Guidance on COVID Vaccine Mandates, Incentives, Privacy in Workplace June 1, 2021 Federal employment laws do not prevent an employer from requiring all employees physically entering the workplace to be vaccinated for...
Employees Sue Texas Hospital Network to Halt Vaccine Mandate May 31, 2021 By Derek Francis A group of 117 healthcare workers at a Texas hospital filed a lawsuit in state court against their employer’s mandate...
Alabama Prohibits Businesses, Agencies From Requiring Vaccine Passports May 26, 2021 By Kanishka Singh Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed a bill that prohibited private businesses and public institutions from requiring COVID-19 “vaccine...
Relaxed Mask Rules Make Some Retail Workers Nervous May 24, 2021 By Joseph Pisani, Alexandra Olson and Anne D'Innocenzio An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at some retail and grocery stores reeling as they try to...