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Judge to Defendant: Get Vaccinated or Go to Jail

Ohio man doesn't plan to comply

(Newser) - A lawyer for an Ohio man says he was "taken aback" by a judge's order for his client to get a COVID vaccine as part of his probation conditions. Judge Christopher Wagner told Brandon Rutherford he could face jail time if he fails to get vaccinated within 60...

Friends of Anti-Vax Radio Host: He Changed Mind Before Dying

Dick Farrel told people he should have gotten vaccinated, encouraged them to do so

(Newser) - Joining the ranks of vaccine skeptics who later changed their tune after they became seriously ill with COVID: a former Newsmax anchor and conservative radio host in Florida who didn't make it to tell his tale publicly in person. Per WPTV and NBC News , Dick Farrel died Wednesday of...

Residents of France Begin Flashing COVID QR Codes

Diners, travelers must show virus pass proving they're vaccinated

(Newser) - France took a big step Monday into a post-pandemic future by requiring people to show a QR code proving they have a special virus pass before they can enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel across the country, per the AP . The special pass is issued to people who are vaccinated...

Norwegian Cruises: 1, State of Florida: 0.

Company wins temporary stay against Florida's ban on businesses asking for vaccine passports

(Newser) - On Sunday, the Norwegian Gem will set sail to the Caribbean out of Miami, the cruise line's first sailing from Florida since the pandemic shuttered the cruise industry last year. Now, a judge has just given the parent company a win on its quest to make sure all passengers...

Vikings Quarterback Loses Hospital Contract Over Vaccine Comment

Kirk Cousins wouldn't say whether he's been vaccinated

(Newser) - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins recently spent some time on the NFL's COVID-19 list after being listed as a close contact of a team member who tested positive last week, and his comments after the fact ended up losing him a side gig in his hometown . Cousins, asked at...

Church Loses 6 in 10 Days, Hosts Vaccination Event

Pastors at Jacksonville's Impact Church say most of the dead were young, healthy, and unvaccinated

(Newser) - A church in Jacksonville, FL, lost 6 parishioners in 10 days. Now, the church is hosting a vaccination event to encourage members and the community to protect themselves from the novel coronavirus. Pastor George Davis of Impact Church says masks are required at services, and they observe other COVID protocols,...

Another Pandemic Casualty: the Ski Bum

And it's a big problem for ski towns such as Jackson, Wyoming

(Newser) - A story at Outside magazine suggests that the pandemic has threatened to bring an end to a way of life, that of the modern ski bum. And it could be a big problem for ski towns around the US, which rely on such workers to staff their businesses. The piece...

No Hospital Bed For 150 Miles For Baby With COVID

Example of surge in Houston area

(Newser) - In an example of the summer surge in COVID cases wreaking havoc in pockets of the US, a baby girl suffering from acute COVID symptoms had to be airlifted 150 miles because of a hospital bed shortage in Houston. Per KXAN , the 11-month-old named Ava Amira Rivera was suffering seizures...

Families Plead for Vaccinations
Families Plead for Vaccinations
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Aug 7, 2021 5:30 PM CDT

Families Plead for Vaccinations

Rallies honor loved ones lost to COVID-19

(Newser) - On the day the US returned to averaging 100,000 new daily coronavirus infections, victims of the virus and their families held rallies around the country to encourage people to get vaccinated and wear masks. "If it saves one person from hurting, just one person, it would have been...

Virus-Defying Bikers Roar Into Sturgis

Rally begins, possibly drawing more people taking fewer virus precautions than last year

(Newser) - The South Dakota city of Sturgis, host of the famed annual motorcycle rally, is offering coronavirus tests, masks, and hand sanitizer to the hundreds of thousands of bikers rolling into town. But none of that is a conversation starter. "People here don't want to talk about COVID,"...

8 Months After Vaccine Rollout, a Milestone

CDC says half of all Americans are now vaccinated

(Newser) - Eight months after the coronavirus vaccines got their first big push in the US, a milestone number. The CDC on Friday reported that 165.9 million Americans, or 50% of the nation, have been fully vaccinated, per Reuters . More than 58% of the total population—193,764,457 people, to...

Children's Hospitals Will Fill: State

Respiratory illnesses, along with delta variant, could strain Tennessee system

(Newser) - Tennessee's health commissioner was clear about which children's hospitals in the state will, at this rate, have no room for new patients by the end of next week. "All of them," Dr. Lisa Piercey said Thursday. Children are showing symptoms more quickly now as the delta...

FDA Speeds Up Plans to Help Immunocompromised

Agency said to be fast-tracking COVID booster shots for the most medically vulnerable

(Newser) - Conversations within the FDA, CDC, and NIH have begun regarding COVID-19 booster shots, with the Biden administration indicating plans will pick up steam early next month to get that plan going for the general population. "The agencies are engaged in a science-based, rigorous process to consider whether or when...

Next Year Will See Most Weddings in Nearly 40 Years

Long-postponed celebrations are booking up vendors and venues

(Newser) - The hot wedding trend for 2022? Actually getting married. Restrictions on gatherings during the pandemic lockdowns meant planned big weddings had to be postponed. News of other people’s weddings sparking outbreaks gave brides and grooms pause. Typically, there are more than 2 million weddings a year in the US,...

Flutist Who Shared Conspiracy Theories Is Out of a Job

Baltimore Symphony fires Emily Skala

(Newser) - A flutist who courted controversy with online posts about everything from COVID to the 2020 election results is out of a job in Baltimore. The city's orchestra this week fired principal flutist Emily Skala, reports the Baltimore Sun . The move comes about six months after the orchestra publicly rebuked...

United to 67K Employees: Get Vaccinated or Get Fired

United Airlines says workers will have to be inoculated by Oct. 25

(Newser) - In May, Delta Air Lines announced it would require new hires to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In June, United Airlines followed suit. Now, the latter is taking it a step further, mandating that all of its 67,000 US employees, from pilots and flight attendants to gate agents, get vaccinated....

CNN Fires Unvaccinated Employees
CNN Fires
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Aug 6, 2021 5:57 AM CDT

CNN Fires Unvaccinated Employees

Network says it has a zero tolerance policy on coming to the office unvaccinated

(Newser) - CNN is not messing around when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines: Three unvaccinated employees who showed up to work have been fired, the network announced in a memo to their former colleagues Thursday. "Let me be clear—we have a zero tolerance policy on this," wrote CNN chief...

Jennifer Aniston: Why I Dropped Unvaccinated Friends

'We have to care about more than just ourselves,' actress says

(Newser) - Jennifer Aniston got a little pushback after she revealed she's no longer seeing some of her friends because they chose not to get vaccinated—and now the actress is pushing back against the pushback. It all started earlier this week when Aniston told InStyle , "I've just lost...

Office Workers Don&#39;t Have to Return Soon: Amazon
Amazon Postpones
Return to Offices
Aug 5, 2021 6:08 PM CDT

Amazon Postpones Return to Offices

Masks, but not vaccinations, will be required for employees

(Newser) - The increase in new coronavirus cases has changed Amazon's plans to bring office employees back next month. Tech and corporate workers in the US and some foreign offices now don't have to return until Jan. 3, the Seattle Times reports. Other companies, some in the tech field, have...

Lawmaker Suing Pelosi Over Mask Policy Gets COVID

South Carolina's Ralph Norman tested positive despite being vaccinated

(Newser) - Rep. Ralph Norman, one of the three congressional Republicans suing Speaker Nancy Pelosi over fines for not wearing masks during a vote on the House floor, has contracted a breakthrough case of COVID-19, per the AP . Norman, who has said he has been fully vaccinated since February, tweeted that he...

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