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Can businesses ask proof of COVID-19 vaccination? Experts explain HIPAA By Kayla Rivas As the national vaccination drive continues and workplaces navigate reopenings, some question whether businesses and employers can request proof of vaccination given patient privacy laws, like HIPAA. Experts told FOX Business that both employers and businesses can legally request proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. "The reason is simple: HIPAA provides all of us with assurance that our health care providers – doctors, dentists, nurses, psychologists, and more – as well as our health care insurers, w...

Colleges in 15 states won't require the Covid vaccination. Is yours one of them? Ben Kesslen and Megan Watkins and Kanwal Syed © Provided by NBC News When the coronavirus began to spread around the country last year, most colleges and universities shut their doors. And when they began to reopen in the fall, they did so in piecemeal and convoluted ways. In some cases, students could live in dorms but had to take classes online. Dining halls were reservation-only. Singing was banned. While some schools avoided major outbreaks, others became hot spots. The introduction of three...

Confusing rules, loopholes and legal issues: College vaccination plans are a mess Ben Kesslen and Megan Watkins and Kanwal Syed © Provided by NBC News When the coronavirus began to spread around the country last year, most colleges and universities shut their doors. And when they began to reopen in the fall, they did so in piecemeal and convoluted ways. In some cases, students could live in dorms but had to take classes online. Dining halls were reservation-only. Singing was banned. While some schools avoided major outbreaks, others became hot spots. The introduction of thre...

Microsoft fixed four critical vulnerabilities Tuesday, none of which to date are being exploited in the wild. Products affected by the Microsoft vulnerabilities include Hyper-V, Internet Explorer, Windows Server, and Windows 10. All four critical vulnerabilities announced by Microsoft are new, and security pros are advised to patch in the first 72 hours to reduce risk in safeguarding both data and infrastructure. Here’s a breakdown of the four Microsoft vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-26419: Scripting engine memory corruption vulnerability According to Eric Feldman, senior product marketing ma...

Microsoft’s May 2021 Patch Tuesday updates include fixes for four critical security vulnerabilities. Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday release addressed a modest 55 cybersecurity vulnerabilities, including just four critical bugs. It’s the smallest monthly update from the computing giant since 2020, but it does contain a patch for a concerning wormable vulnerability found in the Windows OS. The good news is that none of the vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild, according to Microsoft, though three are listed as publicly known. The fixes address security flaws across Micr...