October 20, 2021 Arizona Gov. Ducey threatens legal challenge to 'unfathomable' Tucson vaccine mandate The city council in Tucson, Arizona, voted to terminate city employees who refuse to take a COVID-19 vaccine jab, a move that Gov. Doug Ducey, R-Ariz., condemned as “unfathomable” as he suggested he would challenge legally.
October 20, 2021 Texas welcomes patients denied lifesaving organ transplants in Colorado because of COVID vaccination status With hospitals in Colorado denying unvaccinated patients organ transplants, more people are looking to Texas in the hopes of getting the potentially life-saving procedures.
October 20, 2021 High school teacher of the year faces termination over vaccine mandate A Connecticut high school 'teacher of the year' may be terminated over the state's vaccine mandate.
October 20, 2021 Los Angeles mayor to city employees: Be prepared to lose your job if you aren't vaccinated by deadline Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is warning unvaccinated city employees that they should be prepared to lose their jobs if they don’t comply with the city’s employee vaccine mandate by December.
October 20, 2021 Twitter erupts with support for In-N-Out after company refuses to enforce vaccine mandate: '#DoNotComply' The west coast based burger chain In-N-Out was widely praised on social media after it was reported that the company refused to enforce a San Francisco, California vaccine mandate for customers that resulted in the city temporarily closing one of its locations.
October 20, 2021 Lawyer for Navy SEALs: 'Insane' for military not to approve religious exemptions to vaccine mandate Unvaccinated Navy SEALs seeking religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate are reportedly being harassed and intimidated as they await a response on their request. First Liberty Institute general counsel Mike Berry warned the DOD is reportedly unlikely to honor these requests.
October 20, 2021 CDC study: Pfizer vaccine is 93% effective against COVID-19 hospitalization in youths The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 93% effective against COVID-19 hospitalization in youth, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
October 20, 2021 Washington Post opinion section publishes series of pieces defending, lowering expectations for Biden The Washington Post opinion section went into apparent overtime this week to lower expectations for President Joe Biden over issues plaguing his administration and driving down his popularity.
October 20, 2021 White House unveils vaccination rollout plan for kids 5-11 ahead of possible authorization The White House on Wednesday unveiled a vaccination plan for children ages 5 to 11 ahead of a possible authorization to administer COVID shots to children by the FDA and CDC.
October 20, 2021 FDA may approve mixing and matching COVID-19 booster shots The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to allow the mixing and matching of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses this week, according to reports.