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"They're Ruining Lives": Federal Workers Angry Over 'DEI Watchlist' Website
Federal workers across US health agencies say they are nervous and on edge after a conservative group published more than 50 of their names and photos on a website that at one point described them as "targets."
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Washington Reports Four New Bird Flu Cases in Farmworkers, US Tally Reaches 31
Washington state recently confirmed four new bird flu cases among farmworkers, bringing the national total to 31. The virus, spread widely among animals, has shown no signs of human-to-human transmission yet, according to health experts. Workers reportedly experienced mild symptoms. As flu season approaches, experts warn of potential viral genetic ...
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Chicago Mom Strangled In Garage Allegedly By 63-Year-Old Boyfriend
Sierra Jamison, a health care worker and mother of a 6-year-old boy, was found dead inside a garage near her home in Chicago on Monday, US media said quoting cops.
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US Regulator to Investigate Deaths of Amazon Workers in New Jersey: Details
US Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) investigators are probing the death of an Amazon worker, along with an injury that potentially led to the death of another employee. The US work-safety regulator is already probing a fatality during the company's annual Prime Day shopping event in mid-July, and all three deaths occurred within...
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Amazon Shortens COVID-19 Isolation, Paid Leave for US Workers
Amazon told workers they only have to isolate for a week after testing positive for COVID-19, instead of 10 days, following updated US health guidance.
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Amazon Shortens Covid Isolation, Paid Leave For US Workers
Amazon.com Inc on Friday told workers they only have to isolate for a week after testing positive for COVID-19, instead of 10 days, following updated U.S. health guidance.
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Thousands Of US Healthcare Workers Vote To Strike If Contract Talks Fail
Thousands of health care workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities in US states Oregon and California given a green light Monday for union officials to call strikes should contract talks fail.
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US, European Union Call For "Full Commitment" From WHO To Prevent Sexual Violence
Western governments on Friday called for "full commitment" from the World Health Organization to prevent a repeat of rapes and sexual abuse allegedly committed by its workers sent to fight Ebola in DR Congo.
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Vaccine Effectiveness Dropped After Delta Became Dominant: US Health Body
The effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines among front-line workers declined to 66% after the delta variant became dominant, compared with 91% before it arose, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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COVAX's Global Supply Hit Due To Covid Crisis In India: US Agency
Due to unprecedented Covid crisis in India, global supply of COVAX has been badly hit, so much so that there are many parts of world where one shot has been dispensed to health workers or frontline workers, a top Biden administration official said.
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57 Lakh Get Coronavirus Vaccine Shots In India, 3rd Highest After US, UK
More than 57 lakh healthcare and frontline workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country till now, making India only the third country in the world with highest doses of vaccination, the Health ministry said today. Only the United States and the United Kingdom remain ahead of India, it said.
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Top US Doctor Anthony Fauci Receives COVID-19 Vaccine In "Symbol" For US
Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious disease specialist, received his Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday along with other senior officials and six health workers at a live streamed event at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Severe Allergic Reaction In US Health Worker Minutes After Pfizer Shot
An Alaskan health worker had a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine, but is now stable, public health authorities said on Wednesday.
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US, Europe Develop Vaccine Plans With Approval Likely Soon
The United States and Europe on Tuesday fleshed out plans to administer Covid-19 vaccines as soon as they gain approval, with a US panel recommending that health care workers and nursing home residents be given top priority.
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Covid Vaccine Could Reach First Americans By Mid-December: Top Health Official
US healthcare workers and others recommended for the nation's first COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month, a top official of the government's vaccine development effort said on Sunday.
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"They're Ruining Lives": Federal Workers Angry Over 'DEI Watchlist' Website
Federal workers across US health agencies say they are nervous and on edge after a conservative group published more than 50 of their names and photos on a website that at one point described them as "targets."
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Washington Reports Four New Bird Flu Cases in Farmworkers, US Tally Reaches 31
Washington state recently confirmed four new bird flu cases among farmworkers, bringing the national total to 31. The virus, spread widely among animals, has shown no signs of human-to-human transmission yet, according to health experts. Workers reportedly experienced mild symptoms. As flu season approaches, experts warn of potential viral genetic ...
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Chicago Mom Strangled In Garage Allegedly By 63-Year-Old Boyfriend
Sierra Jamison, a health care worker and mother of a 6-year-old boy, was found dead inside a garage near her home in Chicago on Monday, US media said quoting cops.
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US Regulator to Investigate Deaths of Amazon Workers in New Jersey: Details
US Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) investigators are probing the death of an Amazon worker, along with an injury that potentially led to the death of another employee. The US work-safety regulator is already probing a fatality during the company's annual Prime Day shopping event in mid-July, and all three deaths occurred within...
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Amazon Shortens COVID-19 Isolation, Paid Leave for US Workers
Amazon told workers they only have to isolate for a week after testing positive for COVID-19, instead of 10 days, following updated US health guidance.
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Amazon Shortens Covid Isolation, Paid Leave For US Workers
Amazon.com Inc on Friday told workers they only have to isolate for a week after testing positive for COVID-19, instead of 10 days, following updated U.S. health guidance.
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Thousands Of US Healthcare Workers Vote To Strike If Contract Talks Fail
Thousands of health care workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities in US states Oregon and California given a green light Monday for union officials to call strikes should contract talks fail.
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US, European Union Call For "Full Commitment" From WHO To Prevent Sexual Violence
Western governments on Friday called for "full commitment" from the World Health Organization to prevent a repeat of rapes and sexual abuse allegedly committed by its workers sent to fight Ebola in DR Congo.
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Vaccine Effectiveness Dropped After Delta Became Dominant: US Health Body
The effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines among front-line workers declined to 66% after the delta variant became dominant, compared with 91% before it arose, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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COVAX's Global Supply Hit Due To Covid Crisis In India: US Agency
Due to unprecedented Covid crisis in India, global supply of COVAX has been badly hit, so much so that there are many parts of world where one shot has been dispensed to health workers or frontline workers, a top Biden administration official said.
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57 Lakh Get Coronavirus Vaccine Shots In India, 3rd Highest After US, UK
More than 57 lakh healthcare and frontline workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country till now, making India only the third country in the world with highest doses of vaccination, the Health ministry said today. Only the United States and the United Kingdom remain ahead of India, it said.
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Top US Doctor Anthony Fauci Receives COVID-19 Vaccine In "Symbol" For US
Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious disease specialist, received his Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday along with other senior officials and six health workers at a live streamed event at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Severe Allergic Reaction In US Health Worker Minutes After Pfizer Shot
An Alaskan health worker had a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine, but is now stable, public health authorities said on Wednesday.
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US, Europe Develop Vaccine Plans With Approval Likely Soon
The United States and Europe on Tuesday fleshed out plans to administer Covid-19 vaccines as soon as they gain approval, with a US panel recommending that health care workers and nursing home residents be given top priority.
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Covid Vaccine Could Reach First Americans By Mid-December: Top Health Official
US healthcare workers and others recommended for the nation's first COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of regulatory consent next month, a top official of the government's vaccine development effort said on Sunday.
