[ad_1] As the U.S. inches up to a 64% vaccination rate for the entire population, only 42% of those eligible for a booster have gotten the extra shot, and experts aren’t sure what will move the needle, so to speak. Perhaps this will win over some converts: Fully vaccinated Americans are 14 times less likely […]
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[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit over Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order eliminating the school mask mandate. The suit was filed on behalf of several families of students with disabilities. The families say the repeal puts their children at greater risk of getting very sick from COVID-19. “While Executive Order […]
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[ad_1] The U.S. is headed for a surge in economic activity over the late winter and early spring as the Omicron variant wanes and Americans across the country—many armed with either triple or quadruple vaccinations or heightened immunity due to infection—return to offices, schools, and in-person leisure activities. The rush back to normalcy is likely […]
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[ad_1] Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are not just reducing the number of infections with the highly contagious Omicron variant, they’re also keeping infected Americans out of hospitals, according to data published on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The extra doses are 90 percent effective at preventing hospitalization […]
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON — A year into his presidency and months away from the midterm elections, Joe Biden is hoping some free stuff will help turn around two inextricably linked trend lines — his approval rating and the Covid situation. “Some people may call what’s happening now a new normal. I call it a job not […]
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[ad_1] The White House will announce plans later Wednesday to offer 400 million N95 masks to Americans for free at pharmacies and community health centers across the country, the Wall Street Journal reported. The masks will be sourced from the national strategic stockpile and the program will start next week, a White House official told […]
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