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Photo: Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images France granted citizenship to 12,000 COVID frontline workers this week in a show of gratitude for their efforts and sacrifices. Why it matters: Immigrants comprise a quarter of the essential workers who remained active in the Ile-de-France province during lockdowns, per data from a French health observatory. * "These frontline workers responded to the call of the nation," France's citizenship minister, Marlene Schiappa, said in a statement. "The country pulled through thanks to them." Details: Under the special program, France sped up cases for 12,012 new nationals out of more than 16,300 people who applied for citizenship, and decreased the requirement for residency from five years to two. * Newly minted citizens include doctors, nurses, cleaning staff, cashiers and garbage collectors, according to Schiappa. Worth noting: Countries including Britain and the U.S. have faced calls to extend visas or allow indefinite residence for immigrant workers, the Washington Post reports. Go deeper Ivana Saric Sep 12, 2021 - World U.K. won't require vaccine passports for crowded events, nightclubs Health Secretary Sajid Javid. Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid told the BBC on Sunday that the country will not be moving forward with plans to implement vaccine passports for nightclubs and other large, crowded events. Why it matters: The move marks an abrupt change of course after the vaccine passport plan came under growing criticism from conservative lawmakers. Just days earlier, the U.K.'s vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, defended vaccine passports as the best way forward, the Associated Press reported. Go deeper (1 min. read) Yacob Reyes Sep 12, 2021 - Politics & Policy New York hospital to "pause" delivering babies after resignations over vaccine mandate Photo: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images A hospital in upstate New York says it will "pause" its maternity services this month after several employees chose to resign rather than get a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine. Driving the news: At least six unvaccinated maternity staffers at Lewis County General Hospital have quit. In all, 165 staffers, or about 27% of the hospital's workforce, is unvaccinated, CEO Gerald Cayer said at a news briefing. Go deeper (<1 min. read) Jacob Knutson 12 hours ago - Health Israel preparing for potential second round of coronavirus booster shots A health care worker prepares a coronavirus vaccine in a hospital in Jerusalem on Sept. 3. Photo: Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Israel is moving to ensure that it will have enough coronavirus vaccines for a potential second round of booster shots, which would be a fourth dose, Israel's Health Ministry director general Nachman Ash said Sunday, according to Bloomberg. Why it matters: Booster shots have so far been strongly opposed by the World Health Organization, which believes that the doses would be better used to inoculate people in poorer countries that currently lack access to large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines. Go deeper (<1 min. read) You've caught up. Now what? Sign up for Mike Allen's daily Axios AM and PM newsletters to get smarter, faster on the news that matters. Enter your email address[ ] Please enter a valid email. Please enter a valid email. Subscription failed Subscribe for free Thank you for subscribing! [ ] Axios gets you smarter, faster with news & information that matters. 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