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Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath sees tenfold sales growth by 2025

How do you address the pitfalls made by Polestar’s significant reliance on manufacturing in China, which has tense trade relations with the U.S.?

The photo that you attract is of right now. In the potential, we will have U.S. creation in South Carolina, starting off with the Polestar 3. As our lineup grows, we will go to Europe, mainly because we want to have output in all 3 significant areas. Thus, we will not conclusion up staying China-dependent with our manufacturing.

Volvo builds the Polestar 1 at a manufacturing facility in Chengdu, China, and the Polestar 2 in Luqiao. Would you contemplate assembling the two versions at the same plant to increase efficiencies?

We never put all our cars and trucks into a person manufacturing facility since with our small business model, we go the place that architecture is currently in output. We see this as beneficial for the reason that it does not subject that the Polestar 3 is in a further factory for the reason that this is just not an supplemental expense for us.

If it goes together with Volvo’s long term electrical flagship SUV in Charleston, that is great. We basically observe exactly where the car’s architecture is currently being produced. We just have to make confident that the engineering we have to have is implemented in that manufacturing unit and that it is really possible to suit our auto in there.

How a lot of an effect has the chip crisis experienced on Polestar?

We have some leverage because of the dimensions of our organization. Every person understands that we are in an critical developing period and that we are very considerably dependent now on a person solution (the Polestar 2). That indicates we never have the prospect to maneuver all over between distinct products and solutions and plants.

Polestar aims to sell 65,000 automobiles this year, up from 29,000 in 2021. Has the chip disaster pressured you to look at adjusting your intention?

When we set the focus on for 2022, we did so with the chip shortage in mind. So far, we have had no rationale to modify our outlook downward, but who is aware how bad matters will be.

With Volvo likely all-electric, how will Polestar differentiate itself?

The aim of the Polestar variety is to be sportier and to have a more powerful target on the driver. Even if it really is an SUV these kinds of as the Polestar 3, it will have a modern silhouette, which means there will be much less emphasis on cargo area and much more emphasis on the propulsion. It will also have a much more daring layout. I have constantly explained that a Volvo need to not provoke individuals. It ought to have a incredibly higher acceptance from just about every and every single consumer profile. A Polestar will be far more progressive and avant-garde thus, it will not be cherished by every person, but it will handle its enthusiasts.

How is your strategic prepare diverse today from what it was when you and your colleagues were being generating the firm?

When we began the prepare, the U.S. was generally nowhere when it came to EVs, and quickly it has grown to a industry with extensive acceptance. Given that we planned on getting in the U.S. from our get started, we could adapt pretty quickly to the improve, which has authorized us to rapidly ramp up from 4 Polestar Areas to 25.

In Europe, the 1st 7 markets we chose have been taking part really nicely in the potent EV development there. And when we commenced, China was not so significantly ahead of the other marketplaces when it arrived to premium electric powered vehicles.

The U.S. has been a nice surprise for Polestar. Has that led to any variations to your promoting?

Our strategy has modified a large amount in the U.S. The biggest sign of how a lot came in the autumn of 2021 when we switched our promoting to a countrywide spread. In advance of it was constantly concentrated on locations where we noticed or predicted substantial uptake of EVs. This displays that EVs are no long a regional or regional matter in the U.S. It has a significantly broader attain and enchantment.

Volvo needs 50 percent of all worldwide profits to be carried out on-line by 2025. Polestar currently utilizes the Website for all profits. How numerous of these are certainly on line, and what proportion is done at a single of your Polestar Areas or pop-up stores?

This would suggest a really stringent separation involving the two, but that was in no way our strategy. What we know is the take a look at generate is a super essential aspect for everybody. Hence, it is a supplied that you need to have to offer the customer the option to have some call with the products. This generally transpires at a Polestar House.

What we also have uncovered out is that the overpowering the vast majority of consumers have no challenge performing the funding and other facets of the deal on their mobile gadget. If they require further aid, they can get it by using an on line chat or by heading to a Polestar House. Situations in which a client does all the things at a Polestar Room, such as purchasing or leasing the auto there, are very uncommon.

Will your retail design of mainly having city showrooms be tweaked as soon as the better-quantity Polestar 3 arrives?

This is currently getting spot. In the U.S. previous 12 months, we went from four to 25 Polestar Spaces. This undoubtedly will accelerate with the maximize in quantity that will occur with the arrival of the Polestar 3. It is occurring in all the international locations where we are energetic as we transfer from staying in the massive capitals to the next wave of areas.

Are you observing an sign that the curiosity in EVs is increasing further than the big towns in which Polestar is active?

Of course. An instance exhibiting that EVs are gaining broader acceptance arrived this summer when we opened a pop-up charging station as a sort of promotional celebration. We made the decision to place it midway among Stockholm and Gothenburg.

The initially working day we opened, all the examination drives were taken. These were being nearby folks in the center of nowhere who would have never ever absent to Stockholm and Gothenburg for a take a look at travel, but they were joyful to try an EV when we came to them.

That clearly gave me an indication that there is a selected team of buyers who will be open up to the brand once it comes closer to them.

Polestar has a lot of perform to do to access its 2025 intention, proper?

Certainly. By then we want to improve to 290,000. It is really incredibly obvious a ton has to come about in the subsequent handful of several years to obtain such a quantity. We will extend into more markets and enhance the dimensions of our lineup by adding the Polestar 3, 4 and 5. This will give us a merchandise portfolio with two SUVs (the Polestar 3 and 4) and two fastback sedans (the Polestar 2 and 5).

We will be served by the switch from combustion engines to electrification. I think about this will keep rising, resulting in a snowball effect. The far more EVs that are driven all over, the far more persons will be uncovered to them and the more the infrastructure will mature. That will be a pleasant dynamic in this field.

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Coronavirus news and updates for Thursday, January 27, 2022

The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Thursday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.

6:39 p.m. Premier Jason Kenney says he wants to eliminate Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport program as soon as it’s safe to do so, reports The Canadian Press.

Kenney says the government will move toward a widespread relaxation of public health measures once pressure on the health system and COVID-19 hospitalizations trend down, according to CP.

He says he is confident those changes could come by the end of March.

The vaccine passport system in Alberta, called the Restrictions Exemption Program, permits businesses to operate with less restrictions if patrons provide proof of vaccination, negative test results or a medical exemption.

Kenney’s comments come as Alberta records an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations to 1,469 from 1,418 and a slight decrease in intensive care admissions to 41 from 43.

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, also says children under the age of two will be eligible again for provincial PCR testing, since rapid tests and vaccinations are not currently an option for this age group.

6:10 p.m. Canada Post says its employees will be able to wear N95 masks at work, but only if they wear a disposable medical mask they have provided on top, reports The Canadian Press.

It has issued new guidance to employees saying it is distributing millions of high-grade medical masks to workers, according to CP.

Canada Post says some employees, for example working in pairs, will be given N95 masks but they would need a “fit test by a qualified professional” before they can be worn on their own.

It says other workers who want to wear their own N95 mask must put a disposable medical mask, provided by Canada Post, on top.

Canada Post drew criticism last week for refusing to let employees bring their own N95 masks to work.

The Crown corporation said employees had to use a Canada Post-issued non-medical cloth or disposable medical mask, or they would be sent home.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said research shows N95 masks offer better protection against the more transmissible Omicron variant than disposable medical masks.

It wants the postal service to consider distributing them to additional workers.

4:26 p.m. The New Brunswick government announced it is ready to lift some COVID-19 restrictions as of Saturday and have students return to class next week, reports The Canadian Press.

Effective midnight Friday, public venues in the province will be able to operate at half capacity and indoor dining will be permitted in restaurants, also operating at half capacity, according to CP.

Premier Blaine Higgs says students will return to in-person learning on Monday, noting that over the last two weeks, 2,000 portable HEPA filters were placed in 60 schools across the province.

Chief medical officer, Dr. Jennifer Russell, says the province is ready to move to the less restrictive level of its plan because residents respected the rules, which helped blunt the rise of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.

Officials announced three more deaths from COVID-19 in the province and said there are 141 people in hospital due to the disease, including eight in intensive care.

Russell says hospitalizations will continue to rise over the next couple of weeks, expected to peak at 150 hospitalizations in mid-February, as people have more contacts under the reduced restrictions.

3:16 p.m. Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 are continuing to rise, but not as quickly, Dr. Kieran Moore, the province’s chief medical officer, said in a press conference.

Moore cautioned that “Omicron is still quite active in our communities. It will be a difficult February, but a better March.”

Booster shots have been very effective at protecting the population from severe COVID-19 that leads to hospitalization, he said.

“Two shots is good, but three are better,” Moore said.

People 60 and over have 12 times reduced risk if they are doubly vaccinated and 22 times if they have had three shots, he said.

More than half the adult population has now had three shots, he added.

“I think we have plateaued and will see a decline,” Moore said.

Ontario is easing COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and indoor gatherings Jan. 31, Moore said.

Ten people will be able to gather indoors and 25 outdoors and restaurants and bars will be allowed to operate at half capacity, starting Monday, he added.

Food and drinks can be served at venues where patrons must be seated to consume them, Moore said. Work from home requirements will be easing and most businesses can stop collecting contact info from customers.

“We have to learn to live with this virus. It’s important to adhere to best practices to reduce your risk and reduce the risk to others. Do your own risk assessment!” he said.

Asked what he would say to those who feel the province should be continuing with its lockdown and not reopening schools, when they hear doctors sayi ng as much, Moore pointed to increasing prevalence of the booster shot, which he said was between 88 per cent and 95 per cent effective.

“We need a balanced approach to this virus and we need to learn to live with it,” said Moore, who mentioned the related impact it had had on the emotional and mental health of people and on businesses, among other things.

Asked how the government will know if things are truly improving, given that testing is not being done on a large scale, Moore was not definitive.

He said the effectiveness and prevalence of the booster shot, limited PCR testing that is in place and an increase in vaccinations will help paint a picture of where the province is.

Pfizer’s Paxlovid COVID-19-fighting pill will be prioritized in Ontario for older unvaccinated adults and the immunosuppressed over 18 “regardless of their vaccination status,” Moore said.

2:57 p.m. The Toronto Zoo will reopen its doors starting Feb. 10, the zoo announced on Facebook Thursday.

While closed, the zoo said it will be installing site-wide WiFi, washroom renovations and an onsite vaccine booster clinic. Members will recieve an extension on their membership to reflect the delayed opening.

Visitors are required to present their enhanced vaccine certificate with QR code to gain entry; timed tickets can be booked on their website now.

2:41 p.m. 138 individuals have been terminated as a result of their choice to leave their employment with HHS rather than comply with the organization’s COVID-19 Vaccination Management Policy.

HHS also previously ended the employment of 40 individuals who chose not to comply with the vaccine management policy,

2:28 p.m. The president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says his membership is feeling the strain of staff shortages in schools nearly two weeks after students returned to in-person learning.

Paul Wozney says that while no schools have been forced to close because of COVID-19, that doesn’t mean there aren’t significant teacher shortages and that learning isn’t being affected.

Premier Tim Houston said Wednesday that about 11 per cent of teachers and staff were reported absent earlier this week and that student attendance was hovering around 85 per cent, when it’s normally as high as 92 per cent.

Houston said that although the system is stressed, the situation is “manageable.”

2:06 p.m. Unions are calling for the Ontario government to reverse its policy that allows hospital workers to return to work while infected with COVID-19.

SEIU Healthcare and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represent approximately 100,000 healthcare workers, say the plan is dangerous for patients and staff.

The unions wrote to the premier, health minister and chief medical officer of health this week about their concern over the guidance that says health care employees can come back to work while still sick with the virus in some situations to deal with staffing shortages.

1:57 p.m. A group of Toronto secondary teachers who refused to work over the past week because of COVID-19-related safety concerns, and who remained in the school’s parking lot, returned to the classroom Thursday after Ministry of Labour inspections found there were no issues that needed to be addressed.

The five teachers from Bloor Collegiate Institute had individually invoked their right to refuse work over concerns, such as poor ventilation and lunchtime, when students sit maskless in hallways and stairwells eating their food.

The work refusal process, which began Jan. 19 when Toronto schools resumed in-person learning, started with health and safety inspectors from the board and union trying to address the teachers’ concerns, then escalated to include inspections from the ministry.

Read the full story from the Star’s Isabel Teotonio and Sara Mojtehedzadeh

1:33 p.m. Ontario’s New Democrats want an investigation into political donations made by board members at a company that was later awarded a government contract to deliver COVID-19 vaccines.

Party ethics critic Taras Natyshak has asked Elections Ontario and the province’s auditor general to probe a spate of donations to the Progressive Conservative party from FH Health board members, which was first reported this week in an online news story by Queen’s Park Today.

FH Health has been administering vaccines for education workers in the Toronto area and had been offering COVID-19 tests before that.

1:02 p.m. The smell of popcorn will greet moviegoers when cinemas reopen Monday after January’s COVID-19 shutdown.

Theatre concession stands will be on par with indoor restaurant and bar dining at 50 per cent customer capacity, Ontario government sources confirmed.

More details on the nuts and bolts of the reopening, which also includes gyms at half capacity, were expected Thursday afternoon from chief medical officer Dr. Kieran Moore.

The proof of vaccination system remains in place.

Read the full story from the Star’s Rob Ferguson

12:40 p.m. Quebec is reporting a significant drop in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19, as well as 56 new deaths linked to the virus.

The Health Department says there are now 3,153 patients in hospital, after 117 more people left hospital than were admitted.

The number of people in intensive care dropped to 235, which is 17 fewer than yesterday.

The province administered another 84,663 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, including 78,789 in the previous 24 hours.

Health officials also say 1,153 people reported testing positive on Wednesday via the province’s new platform to report rapid test results.

12:25 p.m. There has been a renewed surge of COVID-19 in Brazil with the spread of the omicron variant and, as elsewhere in the world, it is largely a pandemic of the unvaccinated.

Brazil confirmed an average 162,000 cases in the week through Jan. 26, up from a 20-month low of some 3,000 in late December, according to Our World in Data, an online research site. Deaths have climbed to an average 370 per day, five times higher than early this month, but down sharply from last year.

“We see that the people who being hospitalized are those who either weren’t vaccinated or didn’t finish the three doses, who have comorbidities,” Dr. Rafaela Ribeiro told The Associated Press inside the intensive-care unit of her hospital in Marica, in Rio de Janeiro’s metropolitan region. “This time the medical team is more prepared. In the beginning, we didn’t really know how to deal with it. It was chaos.”

11 a.m. Truckers with the “Freedom Rally” will make their way through the GTA’s main roadways Thursday.

The convoy, driven by a group of truckers and their supporters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, worked its way through Saskatchewan and Manitoba on Tuesday, and is now heading for Toronto.

Follow live rolling coverage on Thursday.

10:45 a.m. Ontario is prioritizing older, unvaccinated residents and immunocompromised individuals for a new antiviral COVID-19 treatment.

The province received its first shipment of Paxlovid last week, and Health Minister Christine Elliott had said the drug would be directed toward adults at the highest risk.

Ontario has now released its guidelines for who is eligible for the treatment, including immunocompromised adults, unvaccinated people aged 60 and over, and unvaccinated people aged 50 and over if they have one or more risk factors, or are First Nation, Inuit or Metis individuals.

The treatment, currently available in limited quantities, will be available at clinical assessment centres throughout the province, though not all of the 75 centres will necessarily have the antivirals on hand.

10:18 a.m. Ontario is reporting 3,645 COVID hospitalizations and 599 in ICU. The province has recorded 70 more deaths over the past 19 days.

56 per cent of people were admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 and 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but have tested positive for COVID-19, according to tweets from Health Minister Christine Elliott.

10:15 a.m. Ontario is expected to tweak some reopening rules later Thursday to allow moviegoers to eat popcorn and other snacks in theatres next week.

Premier Doug Ford announced last week that with public health indicators starting to show signs of improvement, some COVID-19 restrictions will be eased starting Monday.

Indoor social gathering limits are set to increase from five to 10, and restaurants will be able to reopen their dining rooms at 50 per cent capacity.

Theatres will also be able to reopen, and “spectator areas” such as arenas and concert venues will be able to welcome back up to 500 guests, with smaller venues limited to half capacity.

Initially, guests at movie theatres weren’t going to be allowed to consume food or beverages until the next phase of restrictions easing, currently set for Feb. 21.

Now a government source says that when regulations are filed later today, they will allow people to eat and drink in theatres when they reopen on Monday.

10:02 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is isolating at home but has no symptoms after a high-risk contact with COVID-19.

In a tweet, Trudeau said Thursday he learned of the contact after a three-day cabinet retreat.

“Last night, I learned that I have been exposed to COVID-19. My rapid test result was negative.”

The prime minister said he is following Ottawa public health guidance and “isolating for five days. I feel fine and will be working from home. Stay safe, everyone – and please get vaccinated.”

Read the full story from the Star’s Tonda MacCharles

9:50 a.m. The Toronto Zoo says they’ll reopen to guests on Feb. 10 after provincial restrictions forced them to close their doors to the public.

“While we were closed, we took the opportunity to work on some exciting new elements here at the Zoo including the installation of a new network that will include site wide WIFI; completing washroom renovations at the Africa pavilion; and providing a vaccine booster clinic onsite,” the Zoo said in a press release.

9:25 a.m. The African continent is on course to reach its target of vaccinating at least 70 per cent of its population against COVID-19 by the end of 2022, the head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters on Thursday.

The continental public health agency said it has been encouraged by a surge in vaccinations in countries like Nigeria, where vaccine hesitancy appears to be waning with the destruction of expired doses and increased availability of vaccines.

About 11 per cent of the continent’s 1.3 billion population is fully vaccinated.

9:07 a.m. An organization that develops health-care standards has released a draft of new long-term care guidance that the authors hope will fundamentally change the way Canadian care homes are accredited and inspected.

Drafted in response to the thousands of resident deaths related to COVID-19, the new standards are designed to avert such tragedies in the future, said Dr. Samir Sinha, chair of a Health Standards Organization technical committee that wrote the new document.

“I think a lot of the standard has been written in that line of thinking, about what have we experienced and what further things we need to do in the standard to have avoided a lot of what we had been witnessing over and over again during this pandemic,” Sinha said in a media briefing ahead of the document’s release.

8:52 a.m. The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020’s brief but devastating coronavirus recession.

The nation’s gross domestic product — its total output of goods and services — expanded 5.7 per cent in 2021. It was the strongest calendar-year growth since a 7.2 per cent surge in 1984 after a previous recession. The economy ended the year by growing at an unexpectedly brisk 6.9 per cent annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

Squeezed by inflation and still gripped by COVID-19 caseloads, the economy is expected to keep expanding this year, though at a slower pace.

8:32 a.m. Watch out for possible disruptions to your commute Thursday as truckers with the “Freedom Rally” make their way through the GTA’s main roadways.

The convoy, driven by a group of truckers and their supporters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, worked its way through Saskatchewan and Manitoba on Tuesday, and is now heading for Toronto.

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7:20 a.m. Post-secondary students don’t have a choice. Whether or not they are physically or financially able to return to in-person classes in the next month, whether they even feel safe doing so, they must.

If not, they say they’ll be forced to drop their courses and delay graduation.

To Jwalit Bharwani, a Ryerson mechanical engineering student, the school’s return-to-campus plan feels premature, inconsiderate even. All students are expected to be back Feb. 28, with some courses beginning in-person classes starting Monday.

Read the full story from the Star’s Ben Cohen

6:10 a.m.: Holocaust survivors and politicians warned about the resurgence of antisemitism and Holocaust denial as the world remembered Nazi atrocities and commemorated the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on Thursday.

“I have lived in New York for 75 years, but I still remember well the terrible time of horror and hatred,” survivor Inge Auerbacher, 87, told the German parliament. “Unfortunately, this cancer has reawakened and hatred of Jews is commonplace again in many countries in the world, including Germany.”

Commemorations are taking place amid a rise of antisemitism that gained traction during lockdowns as the pandemic exacerbated hatred online.

“This sickness must be healed as quickly as possible,” Auerbacher said.

German parliament speaker Baerbel Bas noted that the coronavirus pandemic has acted “like an accelerant” to already burgeoning antisemitism.

“Antisemitism is here — it isn’t just on the extreme fringe, not just among the eternally incorrigible and a few antisemitic trolls on the net,” she said. “It is a problem of our society — all of society.”

5:50 a.m.: The Canada Revenue Agency is sending out a new round of letters to pandemic aid recipients to verify they were eligible for the help, and warning of potential need for repayments.

It’s the second time the agency is mailing Canada Emergency Response Benefit recipients as part of a process to verify the eligibility of the millions of Canadians who received the $500-a-week benefit.

The CRA sent out more than 441,000 letters to CERB recipients near the end of 2020 asking them to verify they met eligibility rules for the payments.

Thousands more are going out beginning Thursday, this time targeting recipients who may have earned more than the $1,000 a month the Liberals allowed beginning in mid-April 2020.

The agency says the people who are receiving letters have tax information that suggest they earned too much income during periods when they received aid.

The letters say the CRA will work on flexible repayment plans for anyone who has to give back some of the money, without interest, but warns that won’t be the case for those who don’t respond to the government missive.

5:49 a.m.: Canada’s top doctor says even though the average daily COVID-19 case count across the country is down 30 per cent compared to last week, it’s not an accurate reflection of the state of the pandemic.

Dr. Theresa Tam says targeted testing policies and reduced testing continue to underestimate the number of true infections, noting severe illness trends are still rising in most jurisdictions and hospitalization rates are increasing across all age groups.

Quebec announced it will begin tracking COVID-19 rapid test results through an online portal, although experts question its usefulness and the accuracy of such data.

Health Minister Christian Dube says the government-run platform will help Quebec better track COVID-19 transmission in the community, given that publicly run PCR testing is reserved for people in high-risk groups.

COVID cases fuelled by the highly-transmissible Omicron variant continue to strain hospitals, with New Brunswick’s health minister saying most emergency room patients could be treated outside hospitals.

5:48 a.m.: Ontario’s chief medical officer of health is set to provide an update today on the COVID-19 situation in the province.

Dr. Kieran Moore’s news conference comes after the provincial government announced its plan last week to gradually lift public health measures.

It’s also Moore’s last regularly scheduled public appearance before restrictions are set to ease on Monday.

Indoor social gathering limits are set to increase from five to 10, and restaurants will be able to reopen their dining rooms at 50 per cent capacity.

Theatres will also be able to reopen, and “spectator areas” such as arenas and concert venues will be able to welcome back as many as 500 guests, or 50 per cent of their usual seated capacity — whichever is less.

Restrictions are due to ease further on Feb. 21, COVID-19 situation allowing, with indoor gathering limits increasing to 25.

5:47 a.m.: South Korea’s top infectious disease expert defended the move to expand the use of rapid testing despite accuracy concerns, as the country broke its daily coronavirus record for the third straight day.

The 14,518 confirmed new cases Thursday were 1,500 more than Wednesday and about double the cases reported on Monday, illustrating a tidal wave of infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant.

The surge, which could continue for weeks, has left health authorities scrambling to reshape the country’s pandemic response, such as treating a larger number of mild cases at home and shortening quarantine periods.

Officials are also pushing ahead with a more controversial plan to rewire the testing regime that had been centred around gold standard PCR tests and expand the use of rapid antigen kits that will be made available at public health offices, testing stations and pharmacies.

5:44 a.m.: As much of the world sees vaccination slowing and infections soaring with the spread of omicron, Iran has found a rare, if fleeting, respite from the anxiety and trauma of the pandemic.

After successive virus waves pummeled the country for nearly two years, belated mass vaccination under a new, hard-line president has, for a brief moment, left the stricken nation with a feeling of apparent safety.

Now, the spectre of an omicron-fueled surge looms large. Hospitals are preparing for the worst as infections tick upward after a months-long lull. But so far, the variant has not battered the Islamic Republic as it has many Western countries where most adults got jabs a year ago.

5:43 a.m.: Many Americans agree that they’re going to “be stuck with it forever” — or, at the least, for a long time. A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that few — just 15{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} — say they’ll consider the pandemic over only when COVID-19 is largely eliminated. By contrast, 83{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} say they’ll feel the pandemic is over when it’s largely a mild illness.

The poll shows that 59{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} of Americans think it’s essential that they personally be vaccinated against COVID-19 to feel safe participating in public activities.

But, underscoring what authorities call alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11, just 37{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} of parents consider it essential that their children are vaccinated before they return to normal. And although boosters provide significantly better protection against COVID-19, especially the Omicron variant, than a two-shot course of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, just 47{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} of Americans think it’s essential that they get one.

Thursday 5:38 a.m.: After spending two years in a strict lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Korea may finally be opening up — slowly. The reason could reflect a growing sense of recognition by the leadership that the nation badly needs to win outside economic relief.

The North’s tentative reopening is seen in the apparent resumption of North Korean freight train traffic into neighbouring China. But it comes even as Pyongyang has staged several weapons tests, the latest being two suspected ballistic missiles on Thursday, and issued a veiled threat about resuming tests of nuclear explosives and long-range missiles targeting the American homeland.

The apparently divided message — opening the border, slightly, on one hand, while also militarily pressuring Washington over a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations — likely signals a realization that the pandemic has worsened an economy already damaged by decades of mismanagement and crippling U.S.-led sanctions over North Korean nuclear weapons and missiles.

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Wisconsin vs Nebraska, Predictions, Odds, TV Channel & Live Stream for Basketball Game Jan. 27

The Wisconsin Badgers are wanting to get back again in the win column right after a major household reduction to Michigan State last week. The Badgers fell to #11 in the poll, dropping a few spots.

They will have a great shot at buying up a different acquire this afternoon as they travel to Nebraska to choose on the 6-13 (-8) Cornhuskers. The Huskers are losers of 6 straight games and have shed 11 of their final 12 online games.

This is the best possibility for a get-right activity for the Badgers, particularly if they are going to be without having ahead Tyler Wahl yet another activity immediately after he missed the Michigan Condition game with an ankle injuries he experienced against Northwestern.

Wisconsin vs Nebraska Odds: Unfold, Moneyline, Over/Less than

The Badgers are deemed 7.5-point favorites around Nebraska in tonight’s sport in accordance to the latest odds from WynnBET. The odds that the Badgers cover the level unfold are -115 (guess $115 to gain $100). The odds the Huskers include the spread are established at -105.

The moneyline for this sport favors the Badgers to acquire outright, regardless of the rating. The odds for the Badgers are -300 (wager $300 to gain $100). The moneyline for the Spartans is at +240 (wager $100 to get $240).

The over/beneath for this activity is set at 145 points. The odds for both equally the over and the underneath are established at -110.

Wisconsin vs Nebraska Prediction Tonight

I’m not going to lie, this video game anxieties me a bit. The Huskers are desperate for a gain and now have guard Bryce McGowens again following he’s missed a lot of time with a foot injury. His very first match again was in their last recreation from Indiana, where by he dropped 20 points in a 78-71 loss to Indiana at dwelling.

We’ve witnessed this calendar year that Wisconsin has a inclination to play at their opponent’s stage. They have been in a ton of near video games, which include a restricted 89-85 gain over Illinois St. They allow lesser groups back again into games or hang all around. Hopefully, this will not be 1 of these games.

There’s a ton going on off the court docket for the Badgers. Wahl is nursing his injured foot and his position for tonight is even now TBD and then there’s Chucky Hepburn. Hepburn is again in his house point out to encounter the Huskers for the initial time and he is undertaking it with a significant coronary heart.

There are lots of distractions for this Wisconsin basketball workforce.

At the stop of the day, however, I feel the Badgers just have much too considerably talent and size. Just after a forgettable video game for Johnny Davis in which he scored 25 details but on 8/20 shots versus Michigan State, I feel he’ll acquire in excess of tonight and have a massive recreation.

I could see this activity getting to some degree shut right up until the Badgers get up significant in the middle of the next half.

I’d acquire the details (Wisconsin -7.5), but I think I’d acquire the below. The Badgers’ defense must be in a position to stifle the Cornhuskers, who are an even worse three-place shooting group than the Badgers.

Wisconsin 75  – Nebraska – 66

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Updated data from the American Heart Association (AHA) emphasize the crucial link between heart and brain health. Image credit: Hiroshi Watanabe/Getty Images.
  • The 2022 Update of the AHA’s Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics emphasizes the bidirectional relationship between brain and heart health.
  • Globally, the number of dementia cases and deaths has increased alarmingly over the past 3 decades, more than heart disease.
  • Modifying risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and high cholesterol, may promote healthy aging and prevent cognitive decline.

Current evidence suggests a robust connection between brain health and cardiovascular health. Damage to the heart and blood vessels can increase a person’s risk of stroke and dementia.

A stroke occurs when a clot blocks blood flow or when a blood vessel ruptures in the brain. Strokes cause the death of brain tissue, sometimes resulting in a decline in memory and profound disability.

Additionally, the cumulative effect of multiple small silent strokes — which health experts call ministrokes — can cause vascular dementia. Dementia can have a detrimental impact on memory, cognitive functioning, and personality.

The AHA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) update vital heart disease and stroke statistics annually. Their joint report highlights data related to important modifiable risk factors affecting cardiovascular health and outcomes associated with the quality of care, procedures, and economic costs for cardiovascular-related conditions.

The AHA Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee recently published “The Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics — 2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association” in the AHA’s peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

According to 2020 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study data, the number of people worldwide with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias increased at a greater rate than that of people with ischemic heart disease (IHD). From 1990 to 2020, the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias increased about 144{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} globally, compared with 120{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} for IHD.

The study reports more dramatic differences in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias death rates during the same time frame, with an approximately 185{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} increase in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias deaths and a 66{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} increase in IHD-related deaths.

A systematic analysis of the 2017 GBD study — the most recent data available — reports that 2.9 million people in the United States had an Alzheimer’s disease or Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias diagnosis.

It is the fourth most prevalent neurological disorder in the U.S., as well as the leading cause of death from neurological disease, surpassing stroke.

There is also a significant economic burden associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Between 1996 and 2016, U.S. spending on dementias increased twofold, from about $39 billion to $79 billion.

Dr. Mitchell Elkind, the immediate past president of the AHA, a professor of neurology and epidemiology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and attending neurologist at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, spoke with Medical News Today about the new updates.

“Heart disease and brain disease share many of the same risk factors. Cardiovascular disease risk factors, or the health behaviors and conditions that can lead to heart attacks, include high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, high cholesterol, and obesity,” he explained.

“For some time, we have known that these same risk factors also lead to strokes, which are injuries to the brain caused by blood vessel — i.e., vascular — disorders. What clinicians, epidemiologists, and other scientists have more recently found is that these same risk factors also contribute to other manifestations of brain disease, such as cognitive decline and dementia, that had not previously been recognized as [a] vascular disorder.”

– Dr. Mitchell Elkind

The 2022 Update highlights the effects of cardiovascular disease risk factors on cognitive dysfunction or dementia development.

In brief, a meta-analysis of 139 studies demonstrated that people with high blood pressure midlife were 55{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} more likely to develop impaired global cognition and about 20{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} more likely to experience impaired executive function, dementia, or Alzheimer’s disease.

Another meta-analysis of four studies found that people with heart failure were 80{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} more likely to develop dementia, while a meta-analysis of 14 studies found that females with diabetes had a 62{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} higher risk of developing dementia, and males had a 58{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} higher risk.

In terms of the risk of dementia linked to obesity, a meta-analysis of studies with up to 42 years of follow-up showed that people with midlife obesity had a 33{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} increased risk of developing dementia.

Smoking also remains an important risk factor. A meta-analysis of 37 studies demonstrated that people who smoked at the time had a 30{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} increased risk of dementia, a 40{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and a 38{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} increased risk of vascular dementia.

The risk of cognitive dysfunction or dementia can vary depending on race, ethnicity, sex, education, occupation, and geography.

The 2022 Update highlights an analysis of 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data that showed that Black adults were about three times more likely and Hispanic adults about four times more likely than white adults to need assistance with daily activities due to memory loss.

Additionally, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias disproportionately affects females. According to GBD data from 2020, about 20 million males and 35 million females worldwide had a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, with a death rate of 1.28 million for females and 0.61 million for males.

Dr. Elkind commented:

“Because nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have elevated blood pressure, and 40{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} are obese, these data provide an inkling of what we can expect to see in the future as the population ages, and the impact of these risk factors begins to be felt. Recent data suggest that globally, dementia cases may triple over the next 3 decades, even as heart disease declines.”

Decreasing risk by modifying lifestyles and behavioral risk factors may help protect people from developing cardiovascular disease, stroke, and dementia. Dr. Elkind stated that a system-wide approach is necessary to achieve long-term behavioral change.

He explained: “Researchers are now testing technologies to see if they can improve our success rates with behavioral risk factors; some of these approaches involve moving the focus of care from the doctor’s office to the home and involving nonphysician providers in management to improve efficiency. For example, can in-home blood pressure monitoring with real-time connection to a doctor or nurse help improve blood pressure?”

Dr. Elkind also wondered: “Can we use nonclinical settings, such as barbershops, to reach Black men and women to detect high blood pressure and make changes in their lifestyles? […] These types of approaches may ultimately lead to bigger benefits than doctors prescribing specific medications or trying to convince individual patients to change their behaviors.”

Dr. Jason Tarpley — a stroke neurologist and director of the Stroke and Neurovascular Center for Pacific Neuroscience Institute at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA — went on to comment, in an interview with MNT, that “the take-home message is that a lot of this is preventable” through a combination of a healthy diet, exercise, and medications.

He added: “The information age is helping people […] [P]atients know their cholesterol number, they know their LDL, they know their hemoglobin A1C — which is a long-term measurement of their blood sugar — and they know [their] blood pressures. I […] see that behaviors are changing, and I think that people are […] taking more their health into their own hands, and that’s really good.”

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From Amex to Walmart, here are the companies mandating the Covid vaccines for employees

As the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus struck communities nationwide last summer and fall, many companies stepped up their vaccination requirements, mandating that some or all employees get vaccinated or provide proof of vaccination, many doing so even before President Joe Biden announced the government’s own mandates for workers in the U.S.

The Biden administration’s vaccination mandate for federal contractors is on hold, while another for certain health care workers remains in place. The government’s mandate for large businesses with 100 or more employees was blocked by the Supreme Court in early January and formally withdrawn by the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Jan. 25.

Here is the latest on the list of the companies that have already announced their vaccination plans: 

American Express

Starting Nov. 18 the credit card giant began requiring employees, contractors and visitors to be fully vaccinated to work in or visit its U.S. offices and “participate in in-person company-sponsored events,” CEO Steve Squeri said in an internal memo sent out to employees on Nov. 15. He also told employees that “unvaccinated U.S. colleagues and those who do not provide proof of vaccination can request a virtual work arrangement if they can do their jobs effectively from home.” 

Citing the recent rapid spread of the omicron variant, the company delayed its greater hybrid office return, which had been set for Monday, until it feels “comfortable bringing a large number of colleagues back together in the office,” said a memo that was sent out to all U.S.-based employees on Jan. 4.  

Amtrak

The railroad service is requiring employees to have been vaccinated or submit to weekly Covid testing, suspending a blanket mandate that had been planned to go into effect on Jan. 4. In an internal memo that was shared with employees last month, CEO Bill Flynn said a federal court’s halt of the government’s federal contractor vaccination mandate “caused the company to reevaluate” its “policy and to address the uncertainty about the federal requirements that apply to Amtrak.” Flynn also said that at the time, nearly 96 percent of employees either had been fully vaccinated or had received accommodations. 

Anthem

Employees must be fully vaccinated to enter offices that are open, including the health care insurance company’s headquarters in Indianapolis and its office in Atlanta, spokesperson Michelle Vanstory said.

BlackRock

Since July 1, only vaccinated employees and visitors to the investment giant have been allowed to return to the office, according to a company memo obtained by NBC News. All U.S.-based employees, regardless of any plans to return voluntarily, were required to report their vaccination statuses by June 30, 2021.  

Since November, employees have been in the office for an average of three days per week, the company said Jan. 6 in an emailed statement, but they have recently been given the flexibility to work from wherever through Friday in light of the omicron variant. 

Carhartt

The heavy-duty apparel manufacturer said it is upholding its vaccination mandate for all employees, including retail, manufacturing and distribution workers, which went into effect Jan. 4 despite the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down the federal mandate for large private employers.

“We put workplace safety at the very top of our priority list and the Supreme Court’s recent ruling doesn’t impact that core value,” CEO Mark Valade said in part in an email to employees on Jan. 14. “ While we appreciate that there may be differing views, workplace safety is an area where we and the union that represents our associates cannot compromise. An unvaccinated workforce is both a people and business risk that our company is unwilling to take.”

Cisco

The tech and telecoms conglomerate is allowing only vaccinated “critical workers” to go in to the office, and it is pursuing a fully hybrid approach. “Whether that means you work five days a week at home and gather with your team for activities and connection every once in a while, or you are in the office five days a week … every Cisco employee will be hybrid,” Francine Katsoudas, the executive vice president and chief people, policy and purpose officer, wrote in a memo to employees in July.

Citigroup

The banking giant announced in August that employees would need to get vaccinated before they return to its offices, according to a LinkedIn post from Sara Wechter, the bank’s head of human resources. In a LinkedIn post this month, Wechter said that the company reached 99 percent compliance just one day before its deadline.  

“This level of compliance helps us create a safer workplace, protect your families and our communities, and ensure continuity of our business operations,” Wechter wrote. 

Columbia Sportswear 

Corporate headquarters employees have until Feb. 1 to get vaccinated or seek accommodations, spokesperson Mary Ellen Glynn said. Those who do not comply “will be placed on unpaid leave and termination processes will begin.” There is no blanket mandate for Columbia’s retail associates or warehouse workers, Glynn confirmed.  

CVS Health

CVS said in August that it would require patient-facing and corporate employees to get their shots by Oct. 31, new hires by Sept. 15 and pharmacists in retail stores by Nov. 30. At the end of 2021, it expanded its vaccination mandate to all employees, including retail associates, spokesperson Erin Britt said by email this month. Newly mandated employees have until March 31 to be fully vaccinated, she said.

The recent Supreme Court ruling does not change CVS Health’s vaccination policy, Britt said Jan. 14.

The company’s Jan. 10 office return was postponed.

Deloitte

The professional services firm required employees entering its facilities to be fully vaccinated by last Oct. 11. Deloitte spokesperson Jonathan Gandel said Jan. 14 that the requirement remains despite the Supreme Court’s ruling. 

Delta Air Lines

The airline announced in May that it would require all new U.S. hires to be vaccinated effective May 17. “This is an important move to protect Delta’s people and customers, ensuring the airline can safely operate as demand returns and as it accelerates through recovery and into the future,” the company wrote, adding that it would not be “putting in place a company-wide mandate to require current employees to be vaccinated.”  

Those who are unvaccinated must take part in weekly Covid testing, CEO Ed Bastian told staffers in August. He also said that beginning Nov. 1, those who had not received their shots and were enrolled in the company’s health care plan would incur extra $200 monthly insurance charges. 

DoorDash

Since June, only fully vaccinated employees have been allowed to voluntarily return to the office. The company said in an email Jan. 14 that its policy has not changed since the Supreme Court ruling. 

Its office return is delayed indefinitely.

Equinox

The luxury fitness company Equinox, which owns SoulCycle, announced in August that it would begin requiring members, riders and employees to provide one-time proof of vaccination to enter its facilities and offices, starting in New York City in September. “We have a responsibility to take bold action and respond to changing circumstances with urgency. We encourage other leading brands to join us in this effort to best protect our communities,” Equinox Group Executive Chairman Harvey Spevak said in a statement.

Ford

Ford required most U.S. salaried employees to be fully vaccinated as of Dec. 8.  

Ford said in an emailed statement this month that it is “reviewing” the recent Supreme Court ruling to determine whether any changes are needed in its current vaccination policy. It said 88 percent of its U.S. salaried employees had already been vaccinated. 

Goldman Sachs

Since Sept. 7, the investment bank has been requiring all people who enter its offices, including clients and visitors, to be fully vaccinated. Bloomberg reported that eligible employees entering Goldman Sachs facilities must have had booster shots by Feb. 1.  

Google

On July 28, Google became the first major tech company to announce a vaccination mandate for employees looking to return to the office. “Anyone coming to work on our campuses will need to be vaccinated. We’re rolling this policy out in the U.S. in the coming weeks and will expand to other regions in the coming months,” CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in a memo in July. Google said in an emailed statement Jan. 14 that it is no longer requiring vaccination as a condition of employment. 

Google recently paused the launch of its broader return to the office and its hybrid workweek model, which had been scheduled for Jan. 10. The company said in part in an email on Jan. 5 that it will determine its new return date “based on local conditions.” 

Jefferies

The financial giant Jefferies will allow only vaccinated people into its offices and outside company events, CEO Rich Handler and President Brian Friedman said in a memo in July. “We require that, after Labor Day, anyone who is not fully vaccinated should continue to work from home, which fortunately has proven to be highly effective. We will closely monitor the situation and be ready to pivot and adapt whenever needed,” they wrote. 

Handler and Friedman told employees in a memo last month that over 95 percent of the global firm’s population had been vaccinated and that boosters would “soon be a requirement” of the company’s “JefVaxPass strategy.” Most employees are already back in the office about three days a week, the executives said. 

Lyft

Since Aug. 2, corporate employees have been required to show proof of vaccination to enter offices, according to an internal note obtained by NBC News. “For those who choose to continue working from our offices — which will remain open — our current safety guidance remains in place, including our existing mask requirement and vaccine requirement going into effect August 2,” CEO and co-founder Logan Green said.  

Nothing has changed in light of the Jan. 13 Supreme Court ruling. 

“Our policy was in place before the federal mandate was announced, and there will be no changes to our policies for corporate employees,” spokesperson Ashley Adams said in an email Jan. 14.

McDonald’s

The fast food chain required all U.S.-based office workers and visitors to be vaccinated as of Sept. 27, according to an internal note obtained by NBC News. The requirement does not apply to people who work in McDonald’s restaurants.

Meta  

The social media giant formerly known as Facebook said Jan. 10 that it would require proof of booster shots for eligible U.S. office workers starting March 28. It first announced a standard Covid vaccination mandate in July. 

March 28 is also when workers are expected back in the office. The new date, delayed from Jan. 31, applies to those who do not request full-time remote work or temporarily pause their return through the company’s Office Deferral Program, which gives employees who may need more time an extra three to five months. 

“We understand that the continued uncertainty makes this a difficult time to make decisions about where to work, so we’re giving more time to choose what works best for them,” Janelle Gale, the vice president for human resources, said in an emailed statement Jan. 10.    

On Jan. 14, Meta said that its vaccination policy remains unchanged in light of the Jan. 13 Supreme Court decision.

MGM Resorts International

The hospitality chain is calling for its salaried workers and all new hires to be fully vaccinated, even if they are working from home, spokesperson Brian Ahern said. Unvaccinated hourly employees must provide proof of negative Covid tests every week. Ahern said this month that the policies still stand despite the Supreme Court decision. 

Microsoft

The tech company announced Aug. 3 that it would require proof of vaccination for all employees, vendors and guests, starting in September. The company did not say in its emailed statement whether the vaccination policy applies to employees who have been going into the office voluntarily since last spring or to those working at its retail stores. In an update on Sept. 9, Corporate Vice President Jared Spataro said in a blog post that the company had suspended its office return indefinitely, given the uncertainty of Covid. Employees had been set to return on Oct. 4. 

Morgan Stanley

The company announced in August that it would require U.S.-based employees to provide proof of vaccination by Oct. 1, Reuters reported. 

NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News, is requiring U.S.-based workers returning to the office to be fully vaccinated, Executive Vice President Adam Miller told employees in an email on Aug. 11. Employees will also be required to provide details about their vaccination status.

The company’s Jan. 18 office return has been halted.  

“We do not plan to embark on our larger return in January and the pause will remain in place until we begin to see significant declines in the spread of the virus,” Chairman Cesar Conde told employees in an internal memo Jan. 4.

Netflix

The streaming service requires vaccinations for the casts of all U.S. productions, as well as the people who work with them on set, the company confirmed.

The New York Times

New York Times Co. CEO Meredith Kopit Levien told staff members by email that the company will require proof of vaccination for those who want to go into the office voluntarily. The company is eyeing the first quarter of this year for its full office return, Times media reporter Katie Robertson tweeted Sept. 22. The return had been pushed back indefinitely from Sept. 7. 

Saks

The fashion company said it is asking employees to get vaccinated before they return to the office. “If we’re asking people to come back, we have to make the environment as safe as we possibly can,” CEO Marc Metrick told The New York Times in May.

Salesforce

The customer service software giant has allowed only vaccinated employees back in its offices as of May.

TJX

The parent company of off-price retailers like HomeGoods, Marshalls and T.J. Maxx required its U.S. “Home and Regional Office Associates” to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1. 

For the same employees who were vaccinated before June 1, a booster shot is required by Feb. 1, spokesperson Andrew Mastrangelo said in an email this month. Employees who were fully vaccinated with a two-dose vaccine after June 1 have up to eight months to get their boosters, while those with a one-dose vaccine have four months. “Accommodations can be requested by those who cannot be vaccinated due to qualified medical or religious reasons,” Mastrangelo said. 

Although the requirements do not apply to the company’s retail and distribution center associates, Mastrangelo said TJX is “currently reviewing” what the recent Supreme Court ruling means for it. 

Twitter

The social media giant requires employees to be vaccinated and show proof of vaccination before they voluntarily return to the company’s San Francisco and New York offices. In May 2020, Twitter said employees could work from home for as long as they want.

Tyson Foods

The meat and poultry producer announced Aug. 3 that it would require its corporate workforce to be vaccinated by Oct. 1 and all other employees by Nov. 1, making it the largest U.S. food company to implement such a mandate. CEO Donnie King told employees that the company will also provide $200 to front-line team members who get the shots.

Uber

In an internal note obtained by NBC News, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told employees that starting Aug. 2, they would be required to be fully vaccinated to return to the office. “If you are not vaccinated, you’ll need to work from home until you are fully vaccinated,” he wrote.

Union Square Hospitality Group

Union Square Hospitality Group, which operates restaurants in New York City and Washington, D.C., requires vaccinations for staff members and guests. “Beginning the day after Labor Day, we are going to require that 100 percent of our staff members be vaccinated and that any guest who wants to dine indoors will be vaccinated as well,” founder and CEO Danny Meyer told NBC News.

United Airlines

The air carrier required all U.S.-based employees to get vaccinated — and provide proof of their vaccinations — either five weeks after federal approval or by Oct. 25, 2021, whichever came first, the company first announced in a note to employees on Aug. 6. United previously required the shots only for new hires, and it became the first major U.S. airline to implement a blanket policy for all employees. CEO Scott Kirby said in January that he wanted to make Covid vaccinations mandatory for employees. 

ViacomCBS

CEO Bob Bakish told employees that the media conglomerate is requiring all U.S.-based employees working onsite during its “Yellow Phase” to be fully vaccinated, adding that it is still assessing whether the mandate will continue into the “Green Phase,” which is when most staff members will be back in the office.

Walgreens

The pharmacy giant requires workers in its support and corporate offices to be fully vaccinated, spokesperson Fraser Engerman said. Those who receive religious or medical exemptions have to undergo Covid testing.

In mid-September, Walgreens put its previously set vaccination deadline of Sept. 30 on pause, Engerman said.

Walmart

Walmart corporate associates and new hires were required to get their shots by last Oct. 4, President and CEO Doug McMillon told employees in an internal memo in July. “As we all know, the pandemic is not over, and the Delta variant has led to an increase in infection rates across much of the U.S.,” he wrote. “Given this, we have made the decision to require all market, regional and divisional associates who work in multiple facilities and all campus office associates to be vaccinated by Oct. 4, unless they have an approved exception. This includes all new hires.”

More than 90 percent of Walmart’s campus office workers are fully vaccinated, Chief People Officer Donna Morris said Dec. 1.

The Walt Disney Company

Disney requires all of its new salaried and nonunion hourly employees to get vaccinated before they head to work. The company said in part in an emailed statement on July 30: “Employees who aren’t already vaccinated and are working on-site will have 60 days from today to complete their protocols, and any employees still working from home will need to provide verification of vaccination prior to their return, with certain limited exceptions. Vaccines are the best tool we all have to help control this global pandemic and protect our employees.”

The Washington Post

Post employees, including new hires, must demonstrate proof of vaccination and must also get their booster shots, spokesperson Shani George said. Earlier, CEO Fred Ryan wrote in a memo advising staff members that they must be vaccinated: “Considering the serious health issues and genuine safety concerns of so many Post employees, I believe the plan is the right one.” The publication delayed its office return until March 15.