Gov. Mike DeWine opposes a federal vaccination mandate, but didn’t say if Ohio would take any steps to block it. The federal government announced Thursday that those who work at companies with at least 100 employees to be vaccinated fully against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested. Workers ...
Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, called the impending vaccinations against COVID-19 of children between the ages of 5 and 11 “a long-awaited step that brings us ever closer to getting us through” the pandemic. Vanderhoff said the U.S. Centers for ...
Reasons behind recent actions by Youngstown city leaders may be well intentioned, but we believe the steps being taken are reaching too far into the private lives of both workers and constituents. In recent weeks, Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown began seeking to know which city employees have been fully or partially vaccinated against COVID-19. He wanted to obtain the information by mid-October. We understand that some, but not all, city workers have complied with his request. In the letter he sent early last month to employees, Brown said, “If you do not comply with this ...
LONDON (AP) — Britain granted conditional authorization today to the only pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19 so far. It is the first country to OK the treatment from drugmaker Merck, although it wasn't immediately clear how quickly the pill would be available. The pill was licensed ...
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules that took effect this morning. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said companies that ...
The U.S. enters a new phase this morning in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with shots now available to millions of elementary-age children in what health officials hailed as a major breakthrough after more than 18 months of illness, hospitalizations, deaths and disrupted education. With ...
