NYSE requiring vaccinations for floor traders
The New York Stock Exchange is requiring full vaccination to access the trading floor as of Sept. 13, COO Michael Blaugrund announced Wednesday

-ABC News' Taylor Dunn
According to the CDC, 46% of Texans have been fully vaccinated.
The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads.
More than 620,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.3 million people have died worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Just 59.1% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The New York Stock Exchange is requiring full vaccination to access the trading floor as of Sept. 13, COO Michael Blaugrund announced Wednesday

-ABC News' Taylor Dunn
The U.S. reported 734,354 new COVID-19 cases in the last week, a 35% weekly jump and the highest of any nation in the world, according to the World Health Organization.

The U.S. was followed by India with 278,631 new cases and Iran with 248,102 new cases.
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In Oregon, masks will be required in indoor public places beginning on Friday, Gov. Kate Brown announced.
Over 2,300 COVID-19 cases were reported in the state on Tuesday -- the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, the governor said.
Oregon's hospitalizations are also at a record high and intensive care units are about 90% filled, Brown said.
Nearly 73% of adults in Oregon are vaccinated, but the delta variant "has changed everything," Brown said on Twitter.
"I know Oregonians are tired of wearing masks. I certainly am too. But every time someone wears a mask that’s one more unvaccinated kid we’re protecting. That mask could keep your best friend or loved one out of the hospital," she tweeted.
All school staff in California must get vaccinated or be tested weekly, becoming the first state in the nation to make this a mandate, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday.

"It's the right thing to do," the governor said, adding that he thinks this will "significantly increase vaccination rates" across the state.
