Among employers getting tougher are the federal government, the state governments of California and New York, tech giants Google and Facebook, the Walt Disney Co. and the NFL.
Gov. Jim Justice does not have plans to reinstate the state’s mask mandate in response to the delta variant at this time, the governor said Monday during a press conference about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, is reversing its mask policy and will require all its workers including vaccinated one in areas with high infection rates to wear masks.
The COVID-19 vaccines are still very good at protecting people from getting seriously ill, but the CDC says new data shows vaccinated people infected with the delta variant could spread it to others.
At a heated meeting of the Bedford County School Board Thursday night, members rejected policies centering on COVID-19 mitigation efforts and transgender students.
The report, to be released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, comes from a recent investigation of a coronavirus outbreak in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
President Joe Biden is set to announce that federal employees must show proof they’ve received a coronavirus vaccine or submit to regular testing and stringent restrictions.
With the delta variant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are rare instances where vaccinated people could still be contagious and may spread the virus to others.
The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker announced the new timetable as it said the company and its partners have delivered more than 1 billion doses of the vaccine to over 170 countries where it is already authorized for use.
Governor Ralph Northam says his team is reviewing the latest CDC mask-wearing guidelines and is expected to release recommendations in the next couple of days.
“Despite mask-wearing being optional, we strongly encourage all of our students and staff to wear masks, especially those who have not been vaccinated.”
Though not required, Botetourt County Schools administration recommends all students PK-12 who have not been fully vaccinated wear masks while indoors.
Carilion’s Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Dr. Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie, spoke to members of local media to address this issue and share a message with the community.
President Joe Biden earlier this month said that his administration was “in the process” of considering how soon the U.S. could lift the ban on European travel bound for the U.S. after the issue was raised by German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her visit to the White House.
Among American adults who have not yet received a vaccine, 35% say they probably will not, and 45% say they definitely will not, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Officials hope the grants will create hundreds of thousands of jobs and help struggling cities and towns make long-term investments to drive development for years to come.
