pandemic. broadway shows. aladdin canceled its performance last night 30 minutes before opening a curtain after a case was reported among members of the company. it s the first cancellation for covid since broadway reopened. all broadway cast and crews are required to be fully vaccinated, important to remember here. what do you think the protocol can and should be going forward in an industry like that or many other industries if infections will happen even among the vaccinated? well, you know, we need to remember that we will see infections among the vaccinated. there are going to be breakthrough infections. the good thing is if you re vaccinated your chances of getting infected and passing it to others are much lower than if you re not vaccinated. first of all, i think with boosters, a lot of people that are working in industries like this, will probably get a booster, reducing the risk, but you can incorporate other measures like routine testing, regular testing, so you detect c
fashion to get there. so sorry for your loss and so thankful for your guidance to us. new evidence vaccine mandates work. united airlines says 90% of its staff has been vaccinated. last month they set a deadline for its employees. and the ceo note as high level of compliance with very few resignations. the ones i m aware of are in single digit number of people. we ll have more by the time it finishes, but it will be very low number of people. we have not seen the mass resignations that opponents of mandates had predicted. many companies have been offering incentives to get vaccinated. requirements for vaccines. and implementing routine testing if you don t get the vaccine. bottom line, companies need vaccinated employees to get back to normal. and president biden announced plans to require all large employers ensure their workforce
questions about the details. the group representing coca-cola and kellogg and campbell soup wants immediate clarity on how its members are supposed to enforce all these new rules but the white house giving the green light to what companies have already been doing, america s largest employers encouraging vaccinations, offering days off and bonuses and requiring testing for the unvaccinated. some 80 million private sector workers will now have to be vaccinated or face that routine testing where vaccinations are truly mandatory, federal employees and federal contractors and healthcare workers at facilities that receive medicare and medicaid funding. for them it is truly mandatory. it s interesting to see how the numbers have gone up, not giant leaps but statistically significant rises. the likes of which represents or could represents millions and millions of people. that s true. as the companies started to lead on this and push for these vaccinations the public is following, right? a
the newday 100 va loan. only from newday usa. martha: california is the first in the nation to require vaccines for teachers and school staff but with a caveat. dr. marty makary is here in a moment. first, to jonathan serrie from atlanta from the cdc. jon? the vaccine requirement goes beyond teachers. it requires all staff that includes bus drivers, custodians, anyone having contact with children in k-12 schools in the state of california. employees that are unable or unwilling to get vaccinate leaders be required to undergo routine testing for covid. california is the first state to impose such a requirement in schools. we think this is the right thing to do and we think this is a sustainable way to keeping our