LAPD Officers Sue City Over COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
LOS ANGELES (CNS) Six Los Angeles Police Department officers are demanding in a new lawsuit that a federal judge immediately overturn the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees, claiming there’s no evidence that natural-acquired immunity isn’t as effective as the jab. “The city does not and cannot point to any evidence that vaccinated individuals have longer […]
NYC begins enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandate for indoor businesses Monday. Here’s what you need to know.
The city will deploy inspectors to enforce the vaccine mandate for restaurants, bars, gyms, and other indoor venues starting Monday, Sept. 13. Municipal workers will check on the businesses to make sure they require workers and patrons aged 12 or older to have at least their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Mayor Bill de Blasio […]
Fact check: False claim that 901 Florida COVID-19 patients died in one day
Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY Fri, September 10, 2021 The claim: 901 people died of COVID-19 in Florida on Aug. 26 Throughout the pandemic, data on hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 has helped the public understand the severity of the crisis. But it has also led to some confusion on social media. On Aug. 26, local news outlets in […]
Ida and COVID-19: ‘Twin-demic’ slams Louisiana hospitals
HOUMA, La. (AP) — The wind ripped chunks off the hospital’s roof and the entire building rumbled. One nurse said the cement pounding into the walls sounded like the loudest bowling alley she could imagine. Another felt like she was inside a meteor shower. One of the most powerful hurricanes in the nation’s history was […]
Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care
REBECCA BOONE Wed, September 8, 2021, BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Amid the Idaho coronavirus surge that prompted officials to authorize hospitals to ration health care, Army soldiers sent to one hospital have traded their fatigues for personal protective equipment to help treat a flood of infected patients. The conference center at Kootenai Health hospital […]
Monterey County has one of the lowest COVID-19 case rates in California
SALINAS, Calif. — Monterey County is just one of three counties in all of California that does not have a “high” level of COVID-19 transmission, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. Data shows that Alpine County has a “low” rate of transmission and Marina and Monterey County have “substantial” rate of transmission. The […]
Kids and babies are getting sick
Kids and babies are getting sick. When can they get a COVID vaccine? Pfizer’s vaccine now has full FDA approval. But what does that mean for kids? With school just around the corner, a summer filled with unease about the delta coronavirus variant and more stories of young children getting sick is prompting some parents to wonder: When will […]
Where are the most people declining COVID-19 vaccines
Where are the most people declining COVID-19 vaccines? See how your state ranks. Recent surges of the delta variant in much of the United States are attributable part to vaccine hesitancy. According to a recent survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, 25,900,000 Americans — or 10.4% of the 18 and older population — say they […]
Louisiana reporting more than 5,000 COVID-19 cases a day l ABC News
Louisiana reporting more than 5,000 COVID-19 cases a day l ABC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIjlyTYDYts&ab_channel=ABCNews Baton Rouge General Medical Center is treating nearly 200 infected patients, more than at any other time in the pandemic. #ABCNews #COVID19 #Louisiana #DeltaVariant
COVID-19: How can the US contain the current rate of infection | COVID-19 Special
COVID-19: How can the US contain the current rate of infection | COVID-19 Special The number of daily COVID-19 cases across the United States has doubled in the last two weeks, reaching a six-month peak. Hospitals in at least 5 states say they’re stretched to capacity due to the highly transmissible Delta variant. The strain […]
