Tech Companies Rethink Return-To-Office, Vaccine Rules Amid Covid Variant Surge; Google, Facebook Say All Employees Must Get Jabbed

COVID-19, or a negative test, at their venues and events in the UK.A representative for the touring giant confirmed the policy when contacted by NME, days after the same plans were unveiled in the U.S.The firm currently operates the entire network of O2 Academy venues in the UK, as well as festivals such as Reading & Leeds, Download, Wireless and Creamfields.It is yet to be confirmed when the policy will be fully implemented in the UK, but Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino has described it as “your

allow its touring artists to set their own protocols for event admission.

Guardian. Sage member Prof Graham Medley said: "A new variant that was able to overcome immunity significantly would be essentially a new virus."He added: “The advantage would be that we know we can generate vaccines against this virus – and relatively quickly.

A man was stabbed outside LA City Hall on Saturday, amid a protest against Covid-19 vaccination mandates.

The first case of the much-talked-about Lambda variant of Covid-19 was reported by Los Angeles health officials on Thursday. But for all the fanfare, Lambda doesn’t seem to have been much of a match for Delta – yet.

in which he said in part, “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. I ain’t never had COVID.

recently said that he expects 2022 and 2023 to be a “roaring era” for the live music touring business, and in terms of ticket sales, this past June was one of Live Nation’s best months ever in North America, with many music festivals selling out rapidly.

Deadline has confirmed that employees at Amazon Studios are now expected to return to office on Jan. 3, 2022. That’s in line with the rest of the Amazon’s corporate employees in the U.S. and some foreign countries.

Lionsgate is the latest Hollywood studio to press pause on reopening its offices as the U.S. experiences a rise in the Covid Delta variant.

UPDATED with Microsoft vaccine policy, return-to-office date. Microsoft has become the latest large corporation to require all of its workers to have the Covid-19 vaccine, and the same goes for anyone visiting its U.S. offices.

There are 18 million unvaccinated people in California, according to the state’s vaccination dashboard. State health officials say it’s those residents who are driving the new surge in Covid-19 cases across the state.

nationwide resurgence in COVID cases, both California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Disney World are reinstating their park-wide mask mandates.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterLos Angeles officials announced Tuesday that city employees must either get vaccinated or submit to regular COVID-19 testing, joining the state of California, New York City and other localities in an effort to goad public workers to take the vaccine as cases surge.Mayor Eric Garcetti and Council President Nury Martinez announced the policy in a joint statement, saying they will push for a full vaccine mandate once the COVID vaccines are fully authorized by the

There is about to be a major update to protocol amid the pandemic.

Lizzo is urging fans to keep their distance until COVID-19 is “over”. 

The Distillers‘ Brody Dalle has revealed that she and her family have tested positive for a new coronavirus variant.The Austrailian singer-songwriter took to social media earlier today (July 24) to share the diagnosis, explaining that they found out while on vacation and that “it has been pervasive, unsettling and brutal”.“Me , my kids , my boyfriend and his kids are all Positive for SARS CoV -2 .

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