Washington State requires all school staff be vaccinated - August 19, 2021

President Joe Biden announced that as a condition for nursing facilities to continue receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid funding, his administration will require all nursing home staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The mandate will affect more than 15,000 nursing homes that employ 1.3 million workers. Currently, only 60% of nursing home staff are vaccinated nationally. Nursing homes are frustrated by Biden's new vaccine mandates for staff - The Washington Post Can The Government Make Me Get The COVID Vaccine? - NPR Federal Reserve minutes from a late July meeting indicate the economy is rebounding from pandemic lows and moving towards the central bank’s inflation and employment goals, increasing the possibility that the Fed will reduce asset purchases to potentially raise interest rates. The Fed is currently buying $120 billion a month in Treasury securities and mortgage-backed bonds. Top Fed official warns massive bond purchases are ill-suited for US economy - Financial Times Jobless claims hit new pandemic-era low in a sign of hope for the employment picture - CNBC @Schuldensuehner: Major US stock indexes slipped for a 2nd day w/Dow Jones down 383 points after the Federal Reserve signaled that a decision on a reduction of its massive bond-buying program could happen in 2021. Most Fed officials concluded they reached their inflation goal, Minutes showed. Washington State will require all teachers and school personnel — including coaches, bus drivers and volunteers at both public and private facilities — be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18 as a condition of employment under a new policy announced by Gov. Jay Inslee. The announcement comes the same day President Biden ordered Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to take action against governors who have banned universal masking in public schools. Colleges Grapple With Costs for Covid-19 Tests, Unvaccinated Students - The Wall Street Journal Most Americans support state or local mask mandates, poll shows - The Washington Post New studies on vac