NFL sees highest single-day positive test total since beginning of pandemic - December 14, 2021

The U.S. Air Force discharged 27 people for refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine, making them the first airmen to be removed for refusing to get the shot. Thousands of Air Force members either declined or sought an exemption by the Nov. 2 deadline. A Navy commander was fired Friday for refusing both the vaccine and testing for the virus, the first member of that branch of service to be removed from their duties for refusing to comply with COVID-19 rules. Vaccine holdouts in U.S. military approach 40,000 even as omicron variant fuels call for boosters - The Washington Post DoD considering requiring booster vaccines for troops - Federal News Network @meganranney: Let’s try this headline again: 96% of active duty military have received their first shot. California will reinstate a month-long statewide indoor mask mandate Wednesday as COVID-19 cases jumped nearly 50% since Thanksgiving in the nation’s most populous state. New York’s indoor mask mandate went into effect Monday, although some local counties balked at enforcing the rule. New York’s mandate allows for a proof-of-vaccination exemption, but California’s mandate will be enforced regardless of vaccination status. Bay Area says goodbye to mask-free offices and gyms - San Francisco Chronicle Masks Now Required Inside Businesses And Venues Across New York State, But Enforcement Long Term Remains To Be Seen - CBS New York As California’s COVID cases rise, antibody treatments go unused - Times-Herald @Elex_Michaelson: #BREAKING California is implementing a statewide indoor mask mandate from Dec. 15-Jan. 15. If you’re unvaccinated & want to attend a mega event (1,000 plus people), you must show a negative antigen test within 1 day of the event or a negative PCR test within 2 days. Pfizer announced its experimental pill for treating COVID-19 reduced combined hospitalizations and deaths by 89% in high-risk adults when taken shortly after initial symptoms, and the pill also appears to be effective against the omicron variant. The first re