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Health care workers in Nebraska get vaccine reprieve

GRANT TRIBUNE-SENTINEL, Dec. 1 — Health care workers in Nebraska and nine other states got a reprieve, at least for now, from a mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all staff employed by facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding.

That reprieve came from a preliminary injunction issued Monday by a federal district court in Missouri. Nebraska was among nine other states that joined Missouri in filing a lawsuit Nov. 10 challenging the mandate.

The mandate required that nonvaccinated health care employees must receive their first vaccination no later than Dec. 5 and have the vaccination process completed by Jan. 4, 2022.

Rear Admiral Michael White picked as next NJC president

STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, Nov. 30 — Monday, Nov. 29, Colorado Community College System Chancellor Joe Garcia announced the selection of Rear Admiral (retired) Michael White as the next president of Northeastern Junior College.

White, whose academic career began in naval education and training as a commander and progressed to a senior leadership role at the College of Maritime Operational Warfare, will serve as NJC’s eighth president. He will begin his term Jan. 31, 2022. He will succeed President Jay Lee who is retiring Dec. 31.

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