Students and staff who can’t meet these deadlines, or receive exemptions, face weekly tests. Or, if they refuse testing, students could be removed or dropped from residential halls or in-person classes.
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Déjà vu? Consumers scramble for COVID tests in hard-hit areas
As the nation confronts the Delta variant, many consumers are again facing delays getting tested. The problem appears most acute in the South and Midwest, where new infections are growing the fastest.
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Moderna touts its COVID vaccine’s endurance and earnings that beat expectations
Moderna Inc. said its COVID-19 vaccine remains 93% effective six months after the second shot.
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Should wealthy nations forgo boosters until COVID vaccination improves worldwide? WHO says yes
Booster moratorium, or booster momentum? WHO chief’s call to ease vaccine disparity draws mixed response
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Greater Purpose, indeed: Eastside brewery focuses on Santa Cruzans’ safety via vaccine proof, pop-up clinic
As of July 27, Greater Purpose Brewing Company decided to require proof of vaccination to enter the building and to be allowed to sit inside. This weekend it will take matters a step further when it hosts a pop-up vaccine clinic that offers a free pint to anyone who gets jabbed.
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California first in nation to mandate vaccinations for health care workers
Medical workers must complete their inoculations by Sept. 30 under the order issued Thursday. California also ordered all visitors at hospitals and other medical facilities to be vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19 beginning next Wednesday.
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With Delta surging, America is dangerously divided over vaccines
The national project to stem the spread of COVID-19 has stalled as it meets resistance to vaccinations in large parts of the conservative South and Midwest. “You hear the conspiracy theories; they don’t trust the government, a lot of political factors,” one Alabama pharmacist said. “It’s just a complete distrust of everybody in authority.”
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‘Wisdom and fear’: 90 percent of U.S. seniors have been vaccinated — ‘They’re wiser than the rest of us’
The success in getting shots to older adults is likely due to states prioritizing that effort when the vaccines became available and motivation among the elderly after the virus killed so many in their age group. “This really shows our elders are wiser than the rest of us,” said Dr. David Wohl of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
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California sees significant rise in vaccinations as employers issue mandates
The increase comes as a growing list of municipalities, businesses and venues are moving to require the shots for employees and, in some cases, customers.
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Vaccine enticement: Some community colleges are offering cash, textbooks to students who get vaccinated
While both the University of California and California State University are requiring students to be vaccinated for the fall term, community college districts are opting for a mix of mandates, incentives and encouragement.