[ad_1] RACINE — With nearly half of Racine residents still not vaccinated against COVID-19, Mayor Cory Mason pleaded with the public to get vaccinated, noting that the pandemic has killed 44 people since Christmas. That’s twice as many deaths as the same period last year. Compared with previous outbreaks of the highly contagious virus that has brought […]
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[ad_1] IU will have KN95 and N95 masks available to students, faculty and staff for free at the School of Public Health in Gym 171 beginning Monday, according to an IU Today article. IU recommends wearing KN95 or N95 masks instead of other mask types for the highest protection against COVID-19. The university plans to […]
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[ad_1] AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – UMass-Amherst is clarifying their latest recommendation on mask wearing on campus after some confusion about what is being expected. According to a news release sent to 22News from UMass, the school has asked students and staff to use a high-grade mask, but does not require, the use of a high […]
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[ad_1] People receive boxes of KN95 face masks during a back to school event offering school supplies, COVID-19 vaccinations, face masks, and other resources for children and their families at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA in August. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images People […]
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[ad_1] The Oregon Health Authority reported 10,947 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the state’s highest single-day total to date. While there may be early signs the omicron wave is beginning to level off in the metro areas where it spread first, cases are surging in more rural areas, where residents are more likely to […]
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[ad_1] PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey sued the Biden administration on Friday over its demand that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don’t have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Phoenix comes a week after the […]
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[ad_1] RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Here’s the latest news and information on COVID-19 and the COVID-19 vaccines. 12:30 p.m.COVID-19 hospitalizations went up again Friday. NC Department of Health and Human Services reports 4,867 people are currently in hospitals being treated for the virus. That number is up from 4,741 yesterday. The daily positivity rate also […]
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[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has sued the Park Hill, Liberty, Kansas City and Lee’s Summit school districts over their mask mandates. In the lawsuits, Schmitt argues the districts do not have the authority to impose public health orders for their students, according to the lawsuits. The petitions argue that […]
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[ad_1] What to Know New York state’s daily positivity rate fell to the single digits Friday for the first time since Dec. 20, while COVID hospitalizations are down 12% in just the last 10 days, remarkable signs of improvement Deaths are still holding around recent highs, and despite all the encouraging trends the last week […]
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[ad_1] Oxford residents will witness a major COVID-19 restriction go back into effect as more than 14,000 Miami University students return for the spring semester. City council voted to reinstate an indoor mask mandate at its meeting this Tuesday, Jan. 18. The ordinance went into effect immediately and will expire March 1. Councilman Glenn Ellerbe […]
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