Pentagon’s vaccine mandate taken on by Oklahoma in Salvo

• During the third week of November 2021, Officials from the pentagon expressed their frustration while fielding questions concerning Oklahoma’s governor’s decision concerning the Oklahoma Nationa Guard
• This decision was not to punish members of his state National guard who refused to abide by the federal vaccine mandate

Dr. Fauci says COVID-19 related hospitalizations are rising among vaccinated

• According to the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, Dr. Anthony Fauci says COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising with those vaccinated
• Fauci blames this increase in hospitalizations on people not receiving the booster which is supposed to help improve immunity somehow
• Despite this information, Dr. Fauci still urges those 62 million Americans who have not received the vaccine yet, to do so soon

Florida limits mandates for COVID vaccine and challenges Biden mandate on businesses

• Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida, signed legislation on November 18 that limits vaccine mandates in the state 
• The new legislation also requires the governor to construct a plan to take the state out of having to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• During a press conference on November 18, the governor said the goal of the legislation is to protect people from losing their jobs if they choose not to get vaccinated

Unvaccinated now have new restriction in Germany as infection rate hits record

• Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor along with the country’s 16 state premiers on November 18 agreed on a new series of measures to handle a new COVD-19 wave
• This package mandates that those unvaccinated will have a limit on public life and will now require hospital staff to be fully vaccinated
• As of November 18, 2021, Germany reported more than 65,000 new cases 

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• By the end of November 17, about 2.6 million kids from 5 to 11 years old will have received their vaccine shot, according to information from the White House
• On October 29, the vaccine was approved for kids in this age criteria by the CDC
• Pfizer said its smaller dose for kids is more than 90% effective at preventing symptomatic infection, and the shots were well tolerated with side effects similar to those experienced by people ages 16 to 25

Research finds that more Americans are planning holiday parties with no masks this year

• In a poll conducted by researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, they studied 2,042 adults across the nation from October 29 to November 1 on their Covid precautions 
• In the study, researchers found that 51% would ask partygoers to wear masks which is down from 67% 
• 50% of those in the survey would ask their guest’ vaccination status and only 46% required a negative Covid test 

Chancellor of Germany warns country of fourth wave of Covid 

• Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, has said, “The fourth wave is hitting our country with full force,” at an event for the Association of German cities 
• As of November 17, Germany has recorded more than 50,000 new cases and an additional 294 deaths
• Over the course of the pandemic, Germany has accumulated over 5.1 million COVID-19 cases and around 100,000 fatalities, according to John Hopkins University 

Police in Austria start to conduct random vaccination status checks across the country 

• Anyone in Austria who has not been vaccinated and has violated the lockdown rules may face fines of up to 500 euros ($567 USD) and those who refuse to comply with checks will be fined 1,450 euros ($1,641 USD)
• These restrictions only apply to anyone in the country over the age of 12 and have not had two doses of the vaccine

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