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Have thwarted government plans to extend the nations health pass on january 15th. the pass must be displayed to access public places, bars, restaurants, and the like. it is proof that a person has either been vaccinated or recently tested negative for covid. but the government wants to eliminate that testing exception. in other words, a person would have to be vaccinated in order to engage in practically any public activity. after a noisy debate, the parliamentary session was suspended at midnig...

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Chicago's mayor and top doctor are set to give a COVID update Tuesday. The update comes amid calls for change to the city's vaccine mandate for workers with...

Weve proven it here. united airlines have proven it. lets just go do it and i think its going to take bluntly political courage amongst elected officials and even among ceos. >> theres no testing exception either. i mean, youre hardcore, right? you dont recognize if someones had it nor is there a testing exception to your mandate. how come? >> because testing only allows you to find out if someones got it. it doesnt help you stop it. we looked at the models in europe. they were much looser. i sa...

Treatment or pla. >> not if you listen to all our doctors. its an honest question. ive had this dialogue with a lot of people from the heart. and i know they see some real safety in having had it. theres some truth, but its not the same as being vaccinated. our doctors will tell you clearly, if you want the maximum protection, the maximum likelihood you wont get it and you wont transmit it, youve got to be vaccinated. and by the way, covid, for god sa sakes, covid has taught a lesson. it changes...

President biden today marking a january 4th deadline for workers to be vaccinated, for larger companies in america. part of the way the mandate has worked coming from the feds. it is basically if you work somewhere with over 100 employees. theres push back to go after mandates before we get to the federal one, and we reported how they withstood challenges so far and threats of violence by anti-vaxxers. it will effect 84 million workers. a partial mandate that means effectively it is trying to ge...

Key Points - Starting July 31, 2021, all employees who are not fully vaccinated shall be provided respirators for voluntary use. Exclusion pay is required even if an employee is not...