[ad_1] BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum is making it clear that North Dakota schools will not make it mandatory to get the COVID-19 vaccine to attend school. At the end of the week, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices added the vaccine to the 2023 childhood and adult immunization schedules. The CDC […]
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[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Coronavirus cases reported every week by Ohio schools came in under 20,000 for the first time in a month on Thursday, as the state continues to see infections drop from an omicron variant wave peak in January. K-12 schools reported 18,744 new cases to the Ohio Department of Health in the week ending Sunday, […]
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[ad_1] New cases are dropping, but infections remain above pre-omicron highs. (Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Christopher Lee, left, is tested for COVID-19 at a center run by Granite School District and the Salt Lake County Department of Health near Thomas Jefferson Junior High in Kearns, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. | Feb. 3, […]
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[ad_1] Dive Brief: COVID-19 bounced back into the top five codes used in teleheallth claims lines nationally in November after being absent from the list for two months, according to data from nonprofit Fair Health. It ranked fifth as a percentage of claims as the highly transmissible omicron variant was first detected in the U.S. […]
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[ad_1] KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Cancer patients are much more vulnerable to COVID-19, according to doctors at the University of Kansas Cancer Center. KU doctors say national research that the health system has been participating in shows cancer patients who catch COVID-19 are more likely to die from the disease. Doctors said many of these patients […]
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[ad_1] While there is no statewide vaccine or testing mandate, California has implemented a statewide indoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status through at least February 15, 2022. In addition, Cal-OSHA has recently updated its Emergency Temporary Standards Relating to COVID-19. These standards set forth requirements for employers relating to COVID-19 and include requirements regarding […]
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[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS — State-run COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites will remain closed Friday as central Indiana digs out from this week’s winter storm. The Indiana Department of Health attributed the closure to “hazardous weather conditions.” The change includes the testing and vaccination clinic near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. From the health department: Individuals with appointments […]
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[ad_1] The director of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said Thursday that coronavirus deaths are starting to plateau and the continent faces a “plausible endgame” to the pandemic. Dr. Hans Kluge said there is a “singular opportunity” for countries across Europe to take control of COVID-19 transmission as a result of three factors: high […]
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[ad_1] Thursday, February 3, 2022 In late January, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he and the legislature had reached an agreement on a framework to revive COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL), which expired in September 2021. However, there was no bill and only speculation on what coverage would look like. On February 2, 2022, Assembly Bill 84, […]
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[ad_1] COVID-19 vaccines are saving an untold number of lives, but they can’t stop the chaos when a hugely contagious new mutant bursts on the scene, leading people to wonder: Will we need boosters every few months? A new vaccine recipe? A new type of shot altogether? That’s far from settled, but with the shots […]
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