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Experiencing would be exacerbated by this. the white house says, in fact, this was about making it smoother for businesses and contractors to implement them. but in any case, more than 100 million american workers are going to be covered by these new regulations. th the osha regulations apply to employers with 100 or more workers. it does not have a fixed vaccine requirement. if people decline to get vaccinated, there is a testing option. that is not the case for the 17 million workers who inter...

Will be required to be fully vaccinated by january 4th or provide negative covid tests on a weekly basis. who is paying for those tests? the employee. in impacts about 48 million employees. if a company is noncompliant, there are some hefty fines. starting at over $13,000 and going up from there. additionally, all healthcare workers at facilities that accept medicare and medicaid will also be required to be vaccinated. thats another 17 million workers. they will have no testing option. those in ...

They must submit weekly negative covid tests to their employers and wear masks in the workplace. testing option does not apply to the healthcare workers. they must be vaccinated due to the nature of their work and those that they are in contact with. and this will affect about 100 million people across the country. thats 84 million employees of larger businesses and 17 million healthcare workers who are working in facilities that are associated with medicare and medicaid. now, how exactly will a...

Force. today the labor department outlined the rules. under this requirement from the department of labors occupational safety and health administration. companies with employees with over 100 workers have to be fully vaccinated by january 4th or be tested and the employees pays for those tests. if the company is noncom pliant. there are hefty fines. the first starts at $13,000 and goes up. and all healthcare workers will require to be vaccinated. thats another 17 million workers. they have no t...

You have fire trucks showing up in time. you also talk about the police, as well. crime is up in this city. with police officers out they have problems with numbers and staffing why now police officers pulling longer shifts and harder for everybody remaining on the job. >> stephanie, thank you. dr. hotez, the unions question why a testing option is not enough. would that inds mine the point of a mandate? >> testing is important but it is second tier to vaccination. vaccination is the gold standa...

Testing option or tested you for antibodies because didnt you have the virus already? >> i did. thats what was so frustrating. you know, last year i did my job very safely. i tested and i masked and nobody had a vaccine and it was fine. and i thought that could be an option going forward. why did it work last year. i did get covid in august. it was a very mild illness, i definitely feel comfortable in my natural immunity. the antibodies that i have. none of that is taken into consideration when ...

E.m.t.s and sanitation workers largely unmasked rallied out the mayors official residence one day before the official deadline to get a covid shot or be placed on unpaid leave. >> members have choice about their health. >> reporter: all by 38,000 city workers are vaccinated but about a quarter of the police force and a third of firefighters are not. >> you cant force a vaccine on somebody, it should be a choice. >> reporter: six of the countrys ten largest cities have or are planning vaccine man...

Workers like you and your men and women when this pandemic first hit and trying to find out what it is and where it is from and scram to be get a vaccine? were people that concerned about your welfare then? >> you know, i think that the citizenry was. i wouldnt say that the administration was not. they are not as -- at this point in time, concerned with us and other members of public safety state level in massachusetts. brian: do you think they understood what theyre getting into? just because m...

Legal testing option, yes. brian: the state of washington is looking at you guys and the chicago. wins another four years he will probably do that in the state of new jersey. people should look at massachusetts and find out which it might be staring at. sergeant mike chevron, thank you so much. hopefully there will be open minds and governor will admit when he is wrong. >> thank you, have a good day. brian: we reached out to the governors office forever comment and have not heard back. atlanta b...

Antibodies. they have to get the antibody test and they are beginning to get them andrew said. also they estimated 72% of the nypd is vaccinated. 83% of city workers are vaccinated. is it really worth it to you to fire all these great people, 18% and then just 17%. is it worth it for you to fire all these people, destroy their careers and their lives because you want 100 percent compliance? that is not true in any walk of life ever and many of which have natural immunity that you refuse to take ...