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In both L.A. and Chicago school districts, all staff members will be required to be fully vaccinated by October 15th, 2021. The schools plan to have limited exemptions to this mandate. Despite vaccine mandates, the districts will continue to require masking in school buildings. This requirement…

Whether employers are able to require vaccination from their employees is a polarizing matter among both front-line healthcare workers and those expecting to return back to in-person work.  According to the Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll, nearly 4 in 10 healthcare workers said they…

In some ways, California has learned from the long-lasting 2012-2016 drought that caused water-use restrictions. This year, water managers in Southern California are confident that they will be able to meet water demand. That said, precipitation is only about half of average in the northern…

In an effort to reopen schools, governor Newsom has proposed a $2 billion plan to incentivize them to create reopening plans by February 1st. So far some Texas, Florida, and New York  schools have reintroduced classroom instruction. But teachers unions in California have called this deadline…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has verified the efficacy of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and has recommended that the FDA grant emergency use authorization. The FDA is expected to vote on this in the coming days. Read the full article here.

Taiwan has gone 200 consecutive days without local transmission of COVID-19. Despite other countries seeing record-high surges in new cases, Taiwans quick and early response proved to be effective in curbing the spread of the virus. By having ongoing mask mandates, early interventions, and intense…

A new Canadian study dubbed, “The New Leaf Project,” gave 50 recently homeless people a lump sum of 7,500 Canadian dollars (nearly $5,700), and then followed the cash recipients' life over 12-18 months in order to compare their outcomes to a control group who didn't receive any payment. As of now,…

Many potential Covid-19 vaccines utilize oil from sharks called squalene. It is taken from shark livers and typically used as a moisturizing ingredient in cosmetics and as an immune system booster in flu and malaria vaccines. Conservationists warn that if the coronavirus vaccine with squalene is…

The second presidential debate was scheduled to be held virtually following news that President Trump had tested positive for COVID 19. After Biden said they “shouldn’t debate next week if Trump is still infected”, and Trump’s criticism that a virtual debate would be a “waste of time”, the debate…

While larger spared from the impacts of COVID-19 in the earlier stages of the pandemic, many midwestern states, such as Montana, The Dakotas, and Wyoming are seeing record-setting daily case counts, in addition to test positivity rates much higher than before. While states along the East Coast,…

Despite the emergence of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, D. Fauci has warned individuals that distancing and masking will still be absolutely necessary in curbing the spread of the virus, especially indoors and as flu season approaches. Also citing the fact that the vaccine will not be 100%…

Bloomberg: Many employers across the state are not disclosing pertinent information about their employees testing positive for the virus, sometimes even forbidding employees spread this news. This new “rule” has caused havoc in the workplace, and renders the environment unsafe. Managers have been…

NPR: The wake of Hurricane Laura has left over 800,000 people without power in Louisiana and Texas, and soon-to-be Arkansas. Although the Hurricane decreased to category 1 status after reaching Louisiana, it is still expected to deliver a high impact as it moves into Arkansas and Kentucky later on…

Wildfires in Northern and Central California have burned more than 350,000 acres as of early 08/20. Many of the fires resulted from lightning strikes in high temperatures along with being fanned by winds. Efforts of containing the fires have further been complicated by fires merging together. As of…