Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against N.Y.'s Vaccine Mandate For Health Care Workers
The ruling sides with health care workers, and effectively protects the jobs of those who objected to the mandate on religious grounds.
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The ruling sides with health care workers, and effectively protects the jobs of those who objected to the mandate on religious grounds.
Kyrie Irving can continue to choose not to be vaccinated for COVID-19. He just won't play for the Brooklyn Nets until he is.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on all of us, especially on health care workers who have had to deal with life-and-death issues for the past 18 months.
Drug maker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic.
Even as COVID-19 cases have started to come down, more Americans suspect the outbreak will get worse than better in the coming months.
Suspended workers will stay on unpaid leave until they show proof of vaccination or agree to weekly testing.
As CBS2's Political Reporter Marcia Kramer reports, the mayor is now looking to expand the mandate that forced educators to get shots or lose their jobs.
Tens of thousands of home health care workers could lose their jobs Friday, if they don't get at least partially vaccinated by the end of Thursday.
It's an exciting development that parents have been waiting for in the fight against COVID-19.
Three of the nation's first COVID-19 vaccine recipients got booster shots on Wednesday. They are front-line workers and, therefore, eligible for the third dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
Some who refused were back in federal court seeking an emergency ruling on their requests for religious exemptions.
Committee members will also consider two bills requiring the regular posting of information, including weekly reports on COVID cases broken down by school.
Although the deadline for vaccination was Friday, the union said it's being told staff still have time to get vaccinated and keep their jobs. But that offer won't be on the table forever.
The latest numbers show around 10% did not comply, which means several thousand jobs had to be filled over the weekend.
The MTA says vaccinations are available at its facilities, and there are 138 on-site locations for employees to get tested.
Gov. Ned Lamont has directed heads of state agencies to put workers who don't comply on unpaid leave, starting as soon as Tuesday.
New York City school staff were up against the COVID vaccine buzzer. They had until 5 p.m. Friday to get their first dose or face termination.
Merck & Co. said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use.
The vaccine requirement also goes for all performers, crew and theater staff for all performances.
A panel of judges will take up the case on October 14.
Their main argument is that their rights are being violated because they are not allowed a testing option, like other municipal workers.
Thousands of women are reporting a potential side effect of the COVID vaccine when it comes to their monthly menstrual cycles.
Several school staff unions are warning the city is not prepared to make up for the thousands of employees it could lose because of the reinstated vaccine mandate.
The mandate includes workers at long-term care facilities, state hospitals, pre-K through grade 12 school workers and child care facility staff members.
Officials attribute their success to the city's grassroots efforts to get out into the community and educate the public.
