Delta Air Lines Announces Unvaccinated Employees Will Face $200 Monthly Surcharge
Delta Air Lines says employees who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 will be subject to a $200 monthly surcharge beginning this fall, citing costs for hospitalization.
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Delta Air Lines says employees who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 will be subject to a $200 monthly surcharge beginning this fall, citing costs for hospitalization.
The policy goes into effect Sept. 20, when the orchestra's season begins.
According to the latest figures from the Minnesota Department of Health, 97.5% of ICU beds in the metro area are currently in use. The situation is almost as bad in southeastern Minnesota, where only eight beds are still open.
While a number of music venues are requiring proof of vaccination for concert-goers, that's not the case at Mystic Lake Casino.
Minnesota is bringing its $100 COVID-19 vaccine incentive program to the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
As debates over masks and vaccines mark the beginning of a new school year, one Minnesota family is opening up about their heartbreaking loss from the pandemic.
Minnesota health officials on Tuesday said they're nervous about the large crowds expected at the Minnesota State Fair as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus continues to circulate statewide.
It's back-to-school for many in a few weeks, but after more than a year at home during the pandemic, many children returning will be burdened with feelings of anxiety.
According to MDH, 98% of Minnesota is in the high transmission category.
"I'm not going to be intimidated. Even though I don't want to pick a fight with the Legislature, I'm going to stand my ground. ... I'm still a strong Republican. I just put my Republican bonafides aside when I run the university. I've got the right and the authority and the responsibility to do what's necessary to keep the universities open."
Minnesota's largest school district may require some students to wear masks when they return to class.
The office of a Wisconsin lawmaker who has been an outspoken critic of vaccine and mask mandates declined to update his condition on Tuesday, even as a fellow legislator asked for prayers, saying the state senator was hospitalized with COVID-19-induced pneumonia.
Jill Hasday, a law professor at the University of Minnesota, believes vaccine mandates will become more prevalent in businesses following the Pfizer vaccine approval.
"One of the core functions of government is to promote public safety and under that sort of reasoning, previous vaccine mandates have been upheld," Professor Jill Hasday said.
Wisconsin residents who get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the state between Aug. 20 and Labor Day will receive a $100 gift card, Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday.
