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 vaccine efficacy against Delta, kids' noses have more immunity - Reuters @SecCardona: Students first. A group of small business owners in New York sued Mayor Bill de Blasio with hopes to stop the city’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for certain indoor public venues, saying it will “severely and irreparably damage” businesses' livelihoods throughout the city. New Orleans and San Francisco have announced similar measures, with more cities following suit. NYC Starts COVID Vaccine Mandate—What You Need To Visit Restaurants, Bars and Venues - Gothamist Vaccine mandates are mounting — and that’s likely to affect your next trip - The Washington Post @Laurie_Garrett: New @CDCgov "During May3–Jul25 the overall age-adj'ed #vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization in New York was stable (91.9%–95.3%). The overall vaccine effectiveness against #COVID19 infection for all New York adults declined from 91.7% to 79.8%." Amazon said it plans to open large, physical retail stores across the U.S. to extend the company’s reach. Amazon recently reported a slowdown in e-commerce sales which has been growing at a double-digit rate. The tech-giant took home $30 billion in profit in the past year as millions of consumers continued to shop online. How American retailers have adapted to the Amazon effect - The Economist How Amazon Won Shopping - The New York Times More sales are happening in-store - Chain Store Age "Jobless claims hit new pandemic-era low in a sign of hope for the employment picture" - CNBC, Aug. 19, 2021 / Source: Dept. of Labor. Data

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