S.Korea rolls back COVID-19 vaccine pass as infections burden testing centres – Reuters

People wait in line to undergo the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a testing site which is temporarily set up at a public health center in Seoul, South Korea, February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Heo RanSEOUL, Feb 28 (Reuters) – South Korea will temporarily lift a requirement for vaccine passes or negative COVID-19 tests at a number […]

Clark County COVID positivity rate hits 2022 low – Las Vegas Review-Journal

The positivity rate in Clark County fell below 10 percent for the first time this year on Friday, amid another day of declining averages.The COVID-19 test positivity rate in Clark County fell below 10 percent Friday for the first time this year.The county’s 14-day test positivity rate, which tracks the percentage of people tested who […]

After its ranks thinned, one trucker convoy halts its plan to go to Washington to protest Covid policies. – The New York Times

AdvertisementSupported byOrganizers urged its members still on the road to merge with other caravans headed to the nation's capital.By Esha RayA caravan of truckers that left California for Washington, D.C., on Friday to protest coronavirus mandates arrived in Las Vegas early Saturday with only five trucks in its ranks, the organizers said, prompting them to […]

Booster Mandate Update – Student Services – Montclaire News

Student ServicesNews Students Can UsePosted in: Announcements, Dean of Students News, Featured News, Red Hawk News, WellnessIn a continued effort to keep our campus and community safe, Montclair State University is requiring all students to receive their COVID-19 booster. All eligible students must upload proof of their booster to MyHealth portal by the deadline of […]

Covid updates today: Cases fall and we wonder, are we nearing the end? – KUOW News and Information

Updated news about the coronavirus pandemic in Seattle and Washington state.According to data from King County and Washington state departments of health, as of Thursday, February 3, 2022:Photo slideshow by Elaine Thompson of the Associated Press of what Harborview looks like these days: King County’s Covid case numbers have been falling since January…But they’re still […]

Alaska kids' COVID vaccination rates remain low. Pediatricians say misinformation is the challenge. – Anchorage Daily News

Allison Gibbs takes a photo of her daughter Juliet O’Connor, 13, after O’Connor received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Geneva Woods Birth Center in Anchorage. O’Connor is looking forward to traveling this summer. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Vaccination rates for Alaska children lag far behind the […]

Acacia Prison inmates riot in 'protracted incident' after COVID-19 control measures deployed – ABC News

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SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Transmission Within Households — Four US Jurisdictions, November 2021–February 2022 | MMWR – COVID-19

Early Release / February 25, 2022 / 71 Julia M. Baker, PhD1,2,*; Jasmine Y. Nakayama, PhD1,2,*; Michelle O’Hegarty, PhD1; Andrea McGowan, MPH1,3; Richard A. Teran, PhD2,4; Stephen M. Bart, PhD2,5; Katie Mosack, PhD6; Nicole Roberts, MPHTM7; Brooke Campos7; Alina Paegle7; John McGee8; Robert Herrera7; Kayla English, MPH4; Carla Barrios4,8; Alexandria Davis, MD4; Christine Roloff, MS4; […]