â NY to require state employees to get vaccines or get tested
â Google delays return to office, mandates vaccines
â England, Scotland end quarantine for vaccinated from US, EU
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JACKSON, MISS. â Mississippi health officials say a teenager in the state has died of complications related to the coronavirus, marking the fourth death of a child since the start of the pandemic.
The state health officer said Wednesday that the teen had a common underlying health condition. Dr. Thomas Dobbs noted COVID-19 deaths among children are unusual, saying: âIt is a rare thing, but itâs a tragedy.â
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Ascension St. John Children’s Hospital is on the east side of Detroit.
Beaumont, Spectrum and Ascension are the latest hospital systems to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for all employees. Southfield-based Beaumont Health made the announcement Wednesday afternoon, stating all 33,000 employees must be vaccinated after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approves one or more of the vaccines. The Pfizer vaccine is expected to be approved in the coming weeks. We have a duty to protect our patients and our staff. The Delta variant is the most contagious form of COVID-19, Beaumont CEO John Fox said in a statement. It spreads much faster than the original version of the virus. We want all Beaumont team members to stay healthy. The vaccine is the only safe and effective way to truly protect against COVID-19.
â NY to require state employees to get vaccines or get tested
â Google delays return to office, mandates vaccines
â England, Scotland end quarantine for vaccinated from US, EU
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TOPEKA, Kan. â Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is imposing a mask mandate for state government workers and visitors to state buildings amid a surge in new coronavirus cases fueled by the more contagious delta variant.
Kellyâs announcement Wednesday came after a central Kansas school district ordered mask use in its building and public health officials in two of the stateâs most populous counties recommended that even vaccinated people wear masks in at least some indoor public spaces.