health and safety
Unvaccinated are fertile ground for proliferation of new variants
December 9, 2021Good news on coronavirus: Early company reports say that the third Pfizer vaccine may neutralize the Omicron variant.
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America’s rural hospitals were already in the red; COVID could finish them
December 3, 2021Nearly 900, or 40%, of America’s rural hospitals are at immediate or high risk of closure.
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Former OSHA chiefs insist court reinstate anti-virus standards
December 1, 2021Even Republicans join the effort to get the federal appeals court in Cincinnati to restore worker safety standards suspended by another court.
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Workers welcome OSHA emergency antivirus standard; GOP doesn’t
November 5, 2021Standard sharply reduces the fear workers have had to go to work with uncertainty about getting infected with the virus and fear of unpaid sick time.
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After long GOP Trump delay, feds OK rest hours for flight attendants
November 3, 2021Attendants to get 10 hours of rest after 14 hours of work.
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