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George Washington University class-action settlement for COVID shutdown approved with more money for students, less for lawyers. Mere "overlap between a religious and political view" doesn't negate Title VII’s religious protections, 8th Circuit says.. If COVID-19 litigation were like the virus itself, George Washington University cleared its infection with a pricey therapeutic, the Mayo Clinic's infection rebounded, and Rutgers University faces an unusually virulent strain that could spread far and wide. A federal judge gave final approval to the $5.4 million class-action settlement submitted by GWU students and the private university blocks from the White House, in a tuition-refund lawsuit...

Premier Doug Ford did not yield to political pressure to keep a jab requirement in place. Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that his conservative government will not mandate the experimental COVID-19 vaccines for workers in the province’s healthcare sector. In a statement issued this afternoon, Ford stood in defense of the individual autonomy of healthcare workers in his province by announcing that he will not mandate they receive the jab to keep their jobs despite pleas from the Ontario COVID-19 Advisory Science Table to do so. “This is a complex issue. But when the impact of the potential departure of...

CDC looking into reports that a small number of teens and young adults vaccinated against the coronavirus that may have experienced heart problems Condition, known as myocarditis, results in an inflammation of the heart muscle which can occur following certain infections Problems have been occurring four days after the second dose has been given Dozens of cases have been reported to the agency in recent week It is not yet clear which vaccine might be responsible, Moderna or Pfizer The agency's vaccine safety group was sparse in details, saying only that there were 'relatively few' cases and levels were similar...

The Centers for Disease Control is investigating a small number of young adults and adolescents who may have experienced heart problems following a COVID-19 vaccine, though the agency stressed that it is unclear the vaccine is responsible. There have been "relatively few" reports of myocarditis and "most cases appear to be mild," but the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Technical Work Group said it felt the potential issue should be communicated to providers. The CDC noted that mRNA vaccines, which are made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, are potentially causing the problem.