Alaska childhood vaccinations declined from 2013 to 2021, with sharp drop during COVID pandemic – Alaska Public Media News

Fewer Alaska children are getting common vaccinations for debilitating and wildly contagious illnesses like polio, which,decades ago, used to infect and paralyze kids before vaccines wiped it out in the U.S.State health data show that from 2013 to 2021, the number of children in Alaska who completed the childhood series of vaccinations decreased from about […]

City of West Hollywood's 2022 'WeHo Reads' Series Continues Down the 'Road to Joy' Through November 2022 | News – City of West Hollywood

City Government The City of West Hollywood invites community members to celebrate literature and local authors with its 2022 WeHo Reads literary series. The free series will be presented live online on the City of West Hollywood’s WeHo Arts YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/wehoarts and is produced by BookSwell, LLC.Together, poets and authors are embarking on […]

Schmidt condemns Kelly's disruption of in-person instruction early in COVID-19 pandemic – Kansas Reflector

Republican governor candidate Derek Schmidt criticized Gov. Laura Kelly’s decision early in the COVID-19 pandemic to temporarily close public school buildings and shift to an online instructional format. Kelly is seeking reelection to a second term. (Submitted)TOPEKA — Republican governor candidate Derek Schmidt toured a Wichita high school degree completion program to place emphasis on […]

As Americans ditch Covid measures, pandemic worsens for the vulnerable – The Guardian

Older adults, immunocompromised and the very young are paying the price for the mask-less freedom of many In the last few months, Dr Jeannina Smith has seen organ transplant recipients who have been very careful throughout the pandemic venture out for one activity, contract Covid-19 and lose their transplant.“I have been at the bedside of […]

US CDC announces reforms after poor COVID response – Al Jazeera English

The CDC said that it ‘did not reliably meet expectations’ during the coronavirus pandemic and has released plans for reform.The head of the top public health agency in the United States on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organisation, saying it fell short while responding to COVID-19 and needs to become more nimble.The planned changes […]

Evers directs $90 million to Wisconsin K-12 schools – The Associated Press – en Español

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is giving Wisconsin K-12 public schools $90 million more in federal COVID-19 relief money, a move he announced Tuesday just before schools were to open for the fall.Evers, a Democrat up for reelection in November, said the money would help schools keep and retain teachers and ensure that […]

Coronavirus Today: The years of life lost to COVID-19 – Los Angeles Times

Good evening. I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, Aug. 30. Here’s the latest on what’s happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond.Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletterSign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los […]