San Francisco: All restaurants, bars, clubs, gyms and large indoor events will be required to obtain proof of vaccination from patrons and employees sfmayor.org/article/san-fr…
California was the first US state to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing apnews.com/article/health…
NYC mandates vaccination for all school staff - teachers, custodians, office staff ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…
The Las Vegas Raiders will require all attendees at home games to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination through CLEAR’s free mobile app and Health Pass feature allegiantstadium.com/news/detail/la…
Washington state requires most state employees, health care workers, K-12 and higher education employees and child care providers to get fully vaccinated or face losing their jobs king5.com/article/news/h…
The Hawaii Legislature will be one of the few in the country to require all of its members and staff to be fully vaccinated or submit to weekly Covid-19 tests. civilbeat.org/2021/08/hawaii…
Hawaii: state and county employees required to show proof vaccinations unless medical or religious exemptions. If not, testing twice a week as requested and paying for tested if needed. No official travel by unvaccinated. hsta.org/news/recent-st…
New Jersey: all state employees and teachers (public or private) must be vaccinated or opt out and be tested once or twice a week for COVID-19 northjersey.com/story/news/cor…
Chicago mandated vaccination for teachers, until the Oct. 15 cutoff, staff who aren't vaccinated will be required to take a COVID-19 test at least once a week. City employees also required to be vaccinated. chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/8/13/2262…
Louisiana: "Saints and Superdome officials embraced the new mandates of showing proof of vaccine or a negative COVID test and said overall officials and fans complied" fox8live.com/2021/08/24/man…
New Orleans, Louisiana: The mandate requires everyone age 12 or older to show proof of at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine or negative PCR test from the past 72 hours to enter indoor restaurants, bars, gyms and entertainment spaces. wwno.org/news/2021-08-1…
CVS Health will require COVID‑19 vaccinations for clinical (patient facing, such as pharmacists) and corporate employees by Oct 31st cvshealth.com/news-and-insig…
Disney reached an agreement with 2 unions for a vaccine mandate - including all types of cast members that guests come in contact with - ride operators, performers and service workers; medical conditions or "sincerely held" religious beliefs will be exempt cnn.com/2021/08/25/med…
Chevron mandated vaccines for employees who travel internationally and expatriates, as well as the offshore work force in the Gulf of Mexico and some onshore support personnel nytimes.com/2021/08/23/bus…
A large number of US businesses are requiring vaccination for those returning to or visiting corporate HQ's, though other employees may not be required to be cnn.com/2021/07/28/bus…
Pfizer:
"All U.S. employees and contractors must get vaccinated or participate in weekly COVID-19 testing" reuters.com/business/healt…
Moderna:
"All U.S. employees will require vaccinations against COVID-19 from October. The company said it would make religious or medical exemptions on an individual basis." reuters.com/business/healt…
In UK, as of 11th November 2021, all care home workers, and anyone entering a care home, will need to be fully vaccinated, unless they are exempt under the regulations. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
Italy was the 1st country in Europe to make vaccination against covid-19 mandatory for healthcare workers, as its government approved an emergency decree on 1 April bmj.com/content/373/bm… reuters.com/article/us-hea…
Saudi Arabia requires mobile app proof of at least 1 vaccine dose to enter public and private institutions including schools, shops, malls, markets, restaurants, cafes, concert venues, public transportation - and workplaces wsj.com/articles/saudi… insightplus.bakermckenzie.com/bm/employment-…
Quebec specifically refers to having a vaccine passport: people age 13 and up who are adequately protected or who have a clinical contraindication to COVID-19 vaccination can gain admittance to certain locations and certain activities quebec.ca/en/health/heal…
Several major cities on Java island and elsewhere in Indonesia require a digital vaccination record to visit shopping malls and sport venues via the government's mobile app PeduliLindungi.
Only 12% fully vaccinated and 22% with 1 dose
Unvaccinated Canadians won’t be allowed to work in federal public service
- federally regulated industries, airlines + railways, as early as the end of September.
- “expect” other federally regulated industries, banking and telecommunications, also ctvnews.ca/health/coronav…
In Canada, passengers on domestic commercial airlines, interprovincial trains, and cruise ships will also need both of their shots this fall, at least by October, per reports
Austria requires a Green Pass for bars, restaurants, hotels, hairdressers, gyms, language classes, any event (wedding, party) with over 100 people.
Requires: full vaccination within 9 mos, recovery within 6 mos, PCR test (72 hrs), Antigen test (48 hrs) coronavirus.wien.gv.at/faq-english/
Denmark requires a corona passport (vaccination, recovery (1 yr w PCR+), neg PCR (96 hrs), negrapid (72 hrs), for indoor restaurants/bars, haircut, massage, football stadiums, waterparks, indoor events(including churches) with 500 ppl, outdoor events >2000 en.coronasmitte.dk/corona-passpor…
Portugal requires EU Digital COVID Certificate or a negative test (PCR 72 hrs, Antigen 48hrs) to check-in to a hotel or on weekends (7pm on Friday onwards) go to a restaurant or bar in high transmission areas visitportugal.com/en/content/cov…
Hungary requires an EU Digital COVID Certificate or other recognized certificate for
sports events
cultural events
musical, dance events
other outdoor events with 500 or more participants
any other event held indoors
EU Digital COVID Certificate, depending on member state regs:
- vaccine approved by all EU (AZ,Pfizer,Moderna,J&J, not Covishield); 1 dose after recovery if state approves
- recovery in 180 days
-72 hours PCR neg; if state allows: 48 hrs for rapid test ec.europa.eu/info/live-work…
Greece has planned a number of vaccine regulations.
Vaccination or recovery in last 6 mos will be required to work in academia, tourism, restaurants/bars, entertainment, + for students; otherwise must test twice weekly (cost 10 Euros, free for students) apnews.com/article/europe…
In Greece, all other workers - private and public sector - without a certificate proving vaccination or recovery in last 6 months will need 1 rapid test a week apnews.com/article/europe…
In Greece, vaccine or 6 mo recovery will be required for indoor restaurants/bars and is encouraged, but can test in 48 hrs for indoor movies, theaters, museums, archaeological sites, gyms. Vaccination, recovery, or neg test in 48 hrs for plane, train, boat, long-distance bus
Cyprus since 9 July, has required Safe Pass for 12+ for
employees and customers entering certain establishments, including restaurants and bars
- Fully vaccinated
- Recovered within 6 months or
- Neg PCR or rapid test within 72 hours schengenvisainfo.com/news/covid-19-…
Belgium has the Covidsafe app for outdoor mass events (1500+) and in Sept for indoors:
- vaccinated (EMA or Covishield)
- recovered in 180 days (can repeat if pos again after 90 days)
- PCR neg (72 hrs)
- Rapid neg (48 hrs) covidsafe.be/en/frequently-…
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Starting in September, Germany will offer another dose of Pfizer or Moderna to older people, residents of care homes, and people with compromised immune systems — and also to anyone who was already fully vaccinated with the 2-dose AZ or single-dose J&J nytimes.com/2021/08/02/wor…
HIV made the news because yet another vaccine failed. The real story is the impact of COVID on HIV and in turn on COVID. Roll out of a new med worldwide, dolutegravir, delayed. Many missed appointments, refills, doses. Others weren't diagnosed.
This impacts not just HIV but COVID
The cascade of HIV care - learning diagnosis, starting treatment, returning for appointments and viral load testing, adherence, HIV viral suppression - has had interruptions over the past 1.5 years worldwide.
Worldwide we have seen drop offs in service delivery along this cascade of care. theglobalfight.org/covid-aids-tb-…
This means people are missing their diagnosis, their meds, their control of the virus, and the chance to be healthy and also non-infectious
This is important, not just for Uganda, which was hit early by Delta, but also in best preparing for Delta in nearby countries, as the variant has been more recently forming surges elsewhere in East Africa.
Cote d'Ivoire has never been part a human Ebola epidemic. August 2021 has suddenly put Cote d'Ivoire in the middle of multiple contact tracing investigations. 1/n
In August 2021, a case was found in a traveler to Abidjan from Guinea, leading to investigation of contacts along route and in city. A new case is suspected in Burkina Faso and linked to an area as far as possible from Abidjan on northern Mali border
Hopefully the case in Burkina Faso is simply a suspected case which tests negative. This is quite possible. There are not enough characters to list here all the diagnoses that can look like Ebola - yellow fever, malaria, Lassa etc
Vaccine equity is not just about ensuring more doses. It's about more doses into more arms
Vaccines don't inject themselves. Funding for distribution and vaccination crucial
Vaccines that arrive free just before expiration will be feared to be a dump of what others do not want
Some areas where vaccination rates are the lowest are also those where substandard excess have been dumped as donations in the past. The protective response has long been jettisoning anything close to the expiration date.
Malawi has already incinerated 20K doses of thee vaccine that arrived less than 3 wks before expiry. WHO and AU had encouraged keeping doses as considered fine until July