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CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated
In company memo, CEO says there is ‘zero tolerance policy’ for reporting to the office without Covid-19 inoculation

CNN Center, the headquarters for CNN, in downtown Atlanta. Photograph: Ric Feld/AP

Guardian staff and agencies
Fri 6 Aug 2021 10.13 EDT



CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to work unvaccinated against Covid-19.
Jeff Zucker, the media company’s president, told staff members of the firing in a memo sent on Thursday that reminded them that vaccines were mandatory if they report to the office or out in the field where they come into contact with other employees.

“Let me be clear – we have a zero tolerance policy on this,” wrote Zucker, chairman of news and sports for CNN’s parent company WarnerMedia, based in New York.


The memo was obtained by the Associated Press after its contents were first tweeted by CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy. CNN offered no details on the firings, or where the employees were based.



Most of CNN’s offices are already open on a voluntary basis, and Zucker said more than a third of news staff members have returned. Proof of vaccination has been left to the honor system, he said, but that may change in coming weeks.
The CNN leader said that masks will be required in Atlanta, Washington and Los Angeles offices when people aren’t eating, drinking or in an enclosed private space. Even in offices where mask-wearing is not mandated, people should do what feels comfortable to them “without any fear of retaliation or judgment from co-workers”, he said.
The CNN memo also said a planned 7 September company-wide return to the office will be delayed until at least early to mid-October. Other media companies have been making similar decisions because of the rise in Covid cases; the AP told employees on Thursday that an expected 13 September return has also been delayed.
Industries across the country are grappling with workplace policies on getting Covid-19 vaccines, which have been proven to be highly effective at preventing serious illness. In Silicon Valley, Google, Facebook and Uber recently announced mandatory vaccinations for those returning to the office, while New York City and California have moved to require all government workers be vaccinated or face regular testing.
United on Friday became the first US airline to make vaccination compulsory, for all its US employees at least.
The airline said employees would need to show proof of vaccination by a deadline set for five weeks after the US government drug regulator fully approves any of the three vaccines currently on emergency use status in the US – from Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson – with full approval expected soon.
And there is confusion among Wall Street banking firms, Bloomberg reported, with different companies such as Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan all having different and evolving policies over vaccination mandates, mask-wearing and confusion over office compulsory return dates.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden is considering using federal law to withhold funds from a variety of institutions, ranging from cruise ships to universities to care homes as a way of pressuring more Americans to get vaccinated and employees to mandate inoculation for their workers, the Washington Post reported.
 

Cam Newton, Mac Jones won’t say if they’ve received the COVID vaccine
Unvaccinated players will have stricter protocols than vaccinated players this season.

Mac Jones and Cam Newton didn't share their vaccination status on Thursday. Barry Chin/Globe Staff
By Khari Thompson
August 5, 2021
The on-field play of Patriots quarterbacks Cam Newton and Mac Jones wasn’t the only subject the two had to tackle after the team’s second day of padded practice Thursday.

Reporters posed another critical question to the two of them — one that has engulfed NFL locker rooms across the league: “Are you vaccinated?”

Not surprisingly, both quarterbacks punted.

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Newton and Jones declined to confirm whether they were vaccinated, with Newton even seeming to bristle at the question — “Are you vaccinated?” he asked Boston Globe reporter Ben Volin before answering himself.

“I think it’s too personal for each and every person to kind of discuss it. And I’ll just keep it at that,” he said.


Jones similarly called his non-answer on vaccination a “personal choice.”

Despite what detractors might believe, the question has clear relevance for both players.

For one thing, Newton himself contracted COVID-19 going into Week 4 of last season and, though asymptomatic, was out for 10 days. He missed the team’s loss to the Chiefs and struggled to close the season after a solid start.

Newton is also one of the few players that wears a mask out to the practice field each day, which is required for all unvaccinated players (though this is not definitive proof of his status).


Another trip to the COVID list in 2021 could theoretically cost him his job permanently.

Furthermore, there’s the broader team situation the Minnesota Vikings just faced to consider as well.

The Vikings’ three top quarterbacks, including starter Kirk Cousins, had to go on the league’s COVID-19 reserve list in the last week after backup quarterback Kellen Mond reportedly tested positive for COVID.

Cousins, who was deemed a high-risk close contact, has since come off the list but continues to insist against getting the vaccine.

The NFL has updated its regulations this year to incentivize vaccination for players, including allowing quicker returns from the COVID list of players who are infected while vaccinated, and fining unvaccinated players who break any COVID protocols.


Head coach Bill Belichick similarly demurred on the vaccination question when asked before Wednesday’s practice. He refused to discuss his own status (“We’re not going to get into that,” he said) or the team’s as a whole, saying only that “we’re here, we’re practicing.”

He has previously said he believes “most” of the team is vaccinated — a sentiment echoed by Jones — but wouldn’t give a percentage.

The Patriots currently have one player, Devin Asiasi, on the COVID-19 reserve list. But he can return as long as he is asymptomatic and can provide two negative tests in a 24-hour period rather than having to face a mandatory 10-day quarantine.
 
Keep us posted bruh. Praying for a speedy recovery

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Killamayne upped his dose to 3 cc ivermectin early today...and seems to be coughing up more phlegm...and eyes are becoming Less painful...temp is up from 95.6 to 97.1...no more chills and sweats...315 pound man has to take 3 cc to help burn this shit..my kids are at 1.5cc and they are outside ret nigh walking the property....I'm still bedridden with my once a day walk...2 doses in on ivermectin has been ok..but let's see what my correct dose will do...ginger, peppermint and lemon with capsaicin shot...is my steaming hot toddy...will report back tomorrow...brah
 
Killamayne upped his dose to 3 cc ivermectin early today...and seems to be coughing up more phlegm...and eyes are becoming Less painful...temp is up from 95.6 to 97.1...no more chills and sweats...315 pound man has to take 3 cc to help burn this shit..my kids are at 1.5cc and they are outside ret nigh walking the property....I'm still bedridden with my once a day walk...2 doses in on ivermectin has been ok..but let's see what my correct dose will do...ginger, peppermint and lemon with capsaicin shot...is my steaming hot toddy...will report back tomorrow...brah
Okay. Sounds good Bruh. :thumbsup:

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Killamayne upped his dose to 3 cc ivermectin early today...and seems to be coughing up more phlegm...and eyes are becoming Less painful...temp is up from 95.6 to 97.1...no more chills and sweats...315 pound man has to take 3 cc to help burn this shit..my kids are at 1.5cc and they are outside ret nigh walking the property....I'm still bedridden with my once a day walk...2 doses in on ivermectin has been ok..but let's see what my correct dose will do...ginger, peppermint and lemon with capsaicin shot...is my steaming hot toddy...will report back tomorrow...brah
Be careful with your dosage. I hope you and yours get well soon. And when y'all do, go get vaccinated.
 
Killamayne and his kids are positive right now as of today...bout to really see what this ivermectin can do...major difference from last year is fatigued as fuck..and eyes sunken..brah

Welp COVID had a pretty good run, I mean it was just a matter of time until this rematch happened. All of Killagram's white blood cells yelling "BRAH" as they gets ready to go to war against COVID!
 
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