From offices to restaurants, companies are requiring proof of vaccination

New York (CNN Business) Corporate America is getting serious about vaccines. In the last week, companies from Disney to Walmart to Google have begun mandating their employees get shots to protect against COVID-19. Even famed restaurateur Danny Meyer said it’s … Read More

Can COVID-19 Vaccines Be Mandatory in the U.S. and Who Decides?

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While there is legislative precedent for vaccine mandates, other strategies could help U.S. states achieve widespread vaccination for COVID-19. The legal precedent for mandatory vaccinations dates back to a 1905 Supreme Court case after a smallpox outbreak in Massachusetts. In this Q&A … Read More

How Media Fear-Mongers Misrepresent COVID-19

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Accentuating the negative and eliminating the positive leads to irrational and ineffective responses. Today, like yesterday and tomorrow, news outlets will announce the number of new COVID-19 cases. “Cases,” in this case, will be the number of people who tested … Read More

France opting for vaccine passports despite privacy concerns

Despite major protests around data privacy, the government is nearing a law to authorize vaccine passports as a part of French lives going forward. France’s parliament voted to make vaccine passports a key part of daily life in the battle … Read More

Delta variant causes California business owners in liberal cities to fear new COVID restrictions

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Renewed COVID restrictions have led to angst for small business owners in California. The Biden administration announced a goal of July 4th as “a return to normal,” but small business owners in liberal cities such as San Francisco and Los Angeles … Read More

It’s not a border crisis anymore — it’s border chaos

A US Border Patrol agent processes a group of undocumented immigrants in Sunland Park, New Mexico on July 22, 2021.AFP via Getty Images At this point, it’s not quite accurate to say there’s a crisis at the border. The situation is … Read More

U.S.-Mexico border apprehensions for the fiscal year surpassed 1 million in June

Apprehensions last reached the 1-million milestone in 2006. But far fewer attempted to cross that year during the searing-hot summer months, when the journey across the Rio Grande or vast ranches is especially dangerous. Asylum-seeking migrant families rest at the … Read More

Critics react as Fauci says new mask mandates ‘under active consideration’: ‘Sure as hell not about science’

Fauci asserted the CDC supports local mask mandates. Dr. Anthony Fauci said on CNN Saturday that bringing back mask mandates is “under active consideration,” and that he is “part of the discussion” around the decision. Fauci was questioned by CNN anchor Jake Tapper on … Read More

Vaccinated people make up 75% of recent COVID-19 cases in Singapore, but few fall ill

A medical worker prepares a syringe at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center in Singapore, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo SINGAPORE, July 23 (Reuters) – Vaccinated individuals accounted for three-quarters of Singapore’s COVID-19 infections in the last four weeks, … Read More

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