Pandemic recovery has focused on collaborative work between city of Lincoln, business community. State aid providing direct pandemic relief for businesses is on the way, but city officials say they're working on strategies to help buoy consumer confidence and help businesses comply with directed health measures. Source 4o.
Nebraska hospitals start receiving COVID-19 vaccines. CHI Health is the first system to announce it has received a shipment of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, which one official called "Hope in a bottle." Bryan Health said it was expecting to receive a shipment later Monday. Source 2a.
Nebraska records largest percentage increase of COVID cases in nation. [..] But because Nebraska came into the increase with one of the five lowest case rates in the U.S., the state still ranks only 23rd in weekly cases per capita, with a rate that remains slightly below the national average. Source 6o.
Tyson, which employs thousands in Nebraska, to require employees to get COVID-19 vaccine. The food-processing company has plants in Dakota City, Lexington, Madison and Omaha. It said front-line workers will have until Nov. 1 to get fully vaccinated. Source 1o.
Is that legal though? Most unions will argue that taking vaccines is not part of the job description.