Tag: unvaccinated

Inexpensive Antidepressant Found to Reduce COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Over 30 Percent: Study

An inexpensive antidepressant drug has been found to reduce the risk of hospitalization in high-risk adults recently diagnosed with COVID-19 by over 30 percent, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health. The study, titled, “Effect of early treatment with fluvoxamine on risk of emergency care and hospitalisation among patients with COVID-19: the TOGETHER randomised,…


’Vaccinated Economy’ for Australian State to Remain for 2022: Vic Premier

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed that the state’s “vaccinated economy” will remain in place for 2022, effectively banning unvaccinated people from attending or working in many Victorian workplaces and events. Andrews also confirmed that the unvaccinated would be barred entry from even a bookshop and a pub—as well as a football match—until at least…


Apple to Require Daily Covid Tests for Unvaccinated Employees

You’re reading Entrepreneur United States, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Every time an unvaccinated Apple employee works from the office instead of remotely, they’ll be required to take a covid-19 test, according to Bloomberg. That outlet reported in September that Apple asked employees to voluntarily disclose their vaccine status. Anyone who declined will also…


Moscow Imposes 4-Month Stay-at-Home Order for Unvaccinated Seniors, Chronically Ill

Moscow on Tuesday ordered its unvaccinated seniors and those with chronic illnesses to stay at home for four months as part of a wave of new restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. Beginning on Oct. 25, those over 60 and those with chronic diseases who are unvaccinated in the Russian capital must remain…


Peak Body Wants Queensland to Support Businesses That Refuse Entry to Unvaccinated

The peak industry body in the Australian state of Queensland has said that small businesses should be able to decide if it’s in their best interests to refuse entry to unvaccinated customers and staff. This comes after the Queensland government outlined its plan to lift COVID-19 border restrictions incrementally for fully vaccinated residents once 70,…


Nearly 100 Unvaccinated Workers at Yale New Haven Health Fired: Officials

Nearly 100 workers at Yale New Haven Health have been fired for refusing to comply with the health system’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, officials confirmed on Monday. Yale New Haven Health has so far moved to terminate 94 employees, a spokesperson told FOX 61, adding that the figure could change as “we track where each employee…


Boeing Tells Workers They Must Get COVID-19 Vaccine by December

Boeing has told employees they must be vaccinated against COVID-19, a spokesperson confirmed. The policy will apply to roughly 125,000 employees in the United States, of which about 57,000 are in Washington state, The Seattle Times reported. Employees must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 in line with the deadline set by President Joe Biden requiring federal employees as well…


Facts Matter (Oct. 7): Hospital Denies Kidney Transplant to Unvaccinated Woman and Donor

In Colorado, a 56-year-old woman who is experiencing stage 5 kidney failure was told by the hospital that she’s been kicked off of the transplant list because she has not been vaccinated—despite the fact that she has already found an organ donor and that she has a religious objection. Meanwhile, nearly 200,000 at-home COVID-19 tests were…


United Airlines Cuts Number of Workers Facing Termination Over Vaccine Noncompliance

CHICAGO—United Airlines on Thursday trimmed the number of employees who are facing termination for defying the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The Chicago-based carrier said only 320 U.S.-based staff are now not in compliance with its COVID-19 vaccination policy, marking a 46 percent drop in the past two days. Excluding those who have sought an exemption,…


Federal Appeals Panel Gives Green Light to NYC Vaccine Mandate for Public School Teachers, Staff

A federal appeals panel on Monday ruled in favor of New York City’s vaccine mandate for teachers and other Department of Education staffers in public schools, just hours before it was scheduled to begin. Plaintiffs, a group of teachers, had asked for a temporary injunction against the mandate, which requires all workers to show proof that they’ve received at…