USA: Government workers will be required to be vaccinated since December | Israel Today

USA: The White House has announced that millions of federal workers in North America will have to be vaccinated by December 8. According to the White House announcement, the administration will add to future government contracts clauses requiring vaccinations for federal workers.

U.S. President Joe Biden said last night (Friday) that the third vaccine would be "free and accessible," and he pledged to get his "booster" as soon as possible, after the CDC approved the booster vaccine for people over Age 65, patients at risk, teachers and teaching staff and workers in vital positions.

Meanwhile, the Delta virus is raging around the world: in Russia a new record is set in the daily death toll, in Melbourne (Australia) and in South Korea the peak of daily infections has been broken.

Australia is hoping for relief soon, after more than 50% have been vaccinated in two doses, with the threshold set for easing ongoing closures in major cities being a vaccine of 70% of the population.

Singapore will limit social gatherings to two people, and will make working from home a default, to try to contain the increase in infections and reduce the pressure on the health care system.

Norway is optimistic: The local government has announced that it will remove all restrictions on the economy today (Saturday), due to the country's high level of vaccination and declining morbidity.