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California COVID-19 paid sick leave bill clears first legislative hurdle

A bill to reinstate COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave was passed by a committee of Senate lawmakers on Thursday, advancing a proposal labor advocates say is needed to ensure worker safety.

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SHOCK POLL: Seventy percent of Americans believe "we just need to get on with our lives," from COVID-19

Monmouth said the main differentiator in whether one agrees it is time to move on is political party. 89% of Republicans agreed with the sentiment, compared to just 47% of Democrats. Independents are in line with the consensus at 71%.

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U.S. Army plans to discharge soldiers who refuse COVID vaccine

Service members may be issued a General or an Honorable discharge for refusing the vaccine

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Report: Children 6 months and up may be eligible for Pfizer COVID vaccine by end of February

Children likely will need to receive three doses for the vaccines to be effective

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COVID-19 spikes seasonal depending on area's temperature and humidity, says new study

Hydrologists found that coronavirus cases in 19 hotspots around the globe increased when the outside air temperature fell below 62 degrees (17 Celsius) or rose above 75 degrees (24 Celsius), a range in which people are comfortable spending time outside

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Loudoun County school threatens to immediately suspend maskless students

Students are able to appeal their suspensions and learn online, the principal said

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Small businesses declare victory over President Biden's vaccine mandate

The Job Creators Network was the first to petition the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to block President Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees. It successfully argued that the vaccine mandate threatened the survival of small businesses

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White House: Americans have requested 60 million COVID tests, 'tens of millions' out the door

Omicron surge appears to have peaked in the U.S.

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Hochul again extends New York's mask mandate

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday once again extended the state’s mask-or-vaccine mandate, even as she said she saw very good signs regarding the number of omicron cases

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Virginia attorney general says commonwealth colleges cannot make students get COVID-19 vaccines

Jason Miyares has introduced his inaugural opinion and in it attempts to roll back the COVID-19 vaccine requirements of Va. institutions of higher education