November 1, 2021 New York City firefighters take medical leave amid looming vaccine sanctions At least 2,000 New York City firefighters have taken medical leave this past week, which some officials have labeled a protest as unvaccinated municipal workers in the city face the start of sanctions Monday.
October 30, 2021 More NYC workers get jabs amid mandate, but 26K still refuse More than 26,000 of New York City’s municipal workers remained unvaccinated after Friday’s deadline to show proof they’ve gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine
October 30, 2021 Boy, 7, dies in fire as FDNY faces vaccine mandate 'sickout' A seven-year-old boy died and his grandmother was seriously injured in an apartment fire in New York City as the FDNY deals with staff shortages in response to a vaccine mandate.Â
October 30, 2021 Thousands of Air Force troops set to reject vaccine mandate The Air Force is the first military branch to face mass refusal for the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate since it was issued in August, according to a report by The Washington Post.Â
October 30, 2021 Lightfoot, Pritzker get court win in fight over vaccine mandates A federal judge on Friday denied a motion by 130 Chicago firefighters and other city employees to temporarily halt enforcement of the city's requirement that all its workers report whether they've received the COVID-19 vaccination or risk being put on no-pay status.
October 30, 2021 COVID-19's 5 million dead honored with memorials worldwide Memorial flags, hearts, ribbons: These simple objects have stood in for virus victims, representing lost lives in eye-catching memorials from London to Washington D.C., and Brazil to South Africa.
October 30, 2021 NYC vaccine mandate: FDNY 'sickout' forces closure of several firehouses Several Fire Department companies in New York City were reportedly out of service Friday because a large number of firefighters were out sick.Â
October 30, 2021 Bill Maher rails against COVID restrictions: It's time to admit pandemic is 'over' "Real Time" host Bill Maher railed against ongoing COVID restrictions, declaring the pandemic “over."
October 29, 2021 Supreme Court refuses to block Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Maine health care workers to halt a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that took effect Friday.
October 29, 2021 States file lawsuit against Biden admin to halt vaccine mandate for federal contractors A coalition of 10 U.S. attorneys general have announced a lawsuit against the Biden administration in an attempt to halt vaccine mandates for federal contractors and federally contracted employees.