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School mask fights escalate as Republican governors push back on Biden vaccine mandate

Updated September 10, 2021 at 9:30 p.m. EDT|Published September 10, 2021 at 8:56 p.m. EDT

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Fights about wearing masks in schools intensified Friday, as the United States reported a record number of infections among children in recent weeks after schools reopened.  

Here’s what to know

  • Unvaccinated people were 11 times more likely to die of covid-19 than those who were fully vaccinated this spring and summer, according to one of three major studies published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • Companies that ignore the White House mandate that businesses with more than 100 employees require their workers be vaccinated against the coronavirus or subjected to weekly testing could face penalties of up to $14,000 for each violation, according to a senior administration official.
  • France’s former health minister was placed under formal investigation for “endangering the lives of others” in the pandemic, marking one of the first such judicial cases worldwide.
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Unvaccinated people were 11 times more likely to die of covid-19 than those who were fully vaccinated this spring and summer, according to one of three major studies published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Companies that ignore the White House mandate that businesses with more than 100 employees require their workers be vaccinated against the coronavirus or subjected to weekly testing could face penalties of up to $14,000 for each violation, according to a senior administration official.
France’s former health minister was placed under formal investigation for “endangering the lives of others” in the pandemic, marking one of the first such judicial cases worldwide.

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