In communities with growing caseloads, vaccinated and unvaccinated people should return to masking in indoor public areas, health officials said. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli
In communities with growing caseloads, vaccinated and unvaccinated people should return to masking in indoor public areas, health officials said. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli
If approved by a judge next month, the plan would resolve thousands of lawsuits and set in motion the release of $4.5 billion to help cover costs from the opioid epidemic. View original article Contributor: Jan Hoffman
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The new guidance would mark a sharp turnabout from the agency’s position since May that vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most indoor spaces. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli
In February 2021, the Government published a roadmap out of lockdown. This set out a four-stage process for lifting coronavirus restrictions and returning to a more normal way of life. On July 19, the Government moved to stage four of the roadmap and most restrictions have now been lifted. However, the pandemic is far from … Read more
Frustrated by the prospect of a new surge, many Americans are blaming the unvaccinated. A tougher stance may backfire, some experts warn. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin
What to do about the U.S. vaccine uptake rate? Even with what appears to be a slight increase as people try to protect themselves against the more transmissible Delta variant now spreading through many parts of the country, only a pitiful 0.1% or so of Americans are currently getting their first dose every day. That’s … Read more
Here we go again. The United States is now experiencing a fourth wave of COVID-19, with very rapidly rising infections. The surge in new daily cases is driven by the Delta variant, which makes up 83% of sequenced samples in the U.S. and which is estimated to be twice as transmissible as the original strain. … Read more
Clear Creek Community Church took COVID-19 seriously from the beginning. The interdenominational church, which has five locations in and around Texas’ Galveston County, suspended in-person services through most of spring 2020, and required attendees to wear masks until this past May. When the church announced a five-day summer ministry camp for kids in grades 6 … Read more