[ad_1] Albany County Director Daniel P. McCoy provided the latest report on the county’s progress on vaccination and controlling the spread of the coronavirus. Yesterday, 70.1% of all residents of Albany County received at least the first dose and 64.3% were fully immunized. The first-dose vaccination rate for the county’s population aged 18 and over … Read more
[ad_1] Pediatrician: no age group is spared by COVID With an in-person return to school coinciding with a wave of COVID-19 fueled by the delta variant, the stakes are high for children, many of whom are not yet eligible for vaccinations. (September 9) PA FISHERSVILLE – In the 24 hours leading up to 9 a.m. … Read more
[ad_1] CLEVELAND – Two out of three Clevelanders are functionally illiterate. It’s a problem that has plagued the city for decades. News 5 is committed to overcoming the city’s low literacy levels by partnering with the Scripps Howard Foundation for our “If you give a book to a child…” campaign. On Friday, you can help … Read more
[ad_1] What will it take for the unvaccinated to get vaccinated? More children are getting sick and hospitalized with COVID? That’s a question that is no longer hypothetical, virus experts say, as hospitalization rates for children with COVID rise. Target concerned parents – and America in general –Dr Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to … Read more
[ad_1] As the school mask debate rages on, there are dozens of COVID-19 cases in Warren County School District buildings and more than 250 students quarantined. According to Superintendent Amy Stewart, as of Friday, there had been “40 positive cases to date, spread across all schools. “ She said the district is working to do … Read more
[ad_1] A four-year-old girl died in her sleep at her home in Texas the day after she and her unvaccinated parents contracted COVID-19. Kali Cook, of Bacliff, has become the youngest COVID death in Galveston County since the start of the pandemic, and now her parents are regretting their decision not to be vaccinated against … Read more
[ad_1] Aminah Toller took this photo of Bloomfield Avenue and Park Street during Wednesday night’s severe storm, as Ida’s remains moved through the Montclair area. By JAIMIE JULIA [email protected] Residents and businesses in Essex County can now seek help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damage caused by Ida, the storm that caused flooding … Read more
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Friday called some Republican governors “horsemen” for resisting his call for sweeping new federal coronavirus vaccine requirements, which he hopes will put the brakes on the booming delta variant. Biden visited a public school a short drive from the White House to advocate for new rules he … Read more
[ad_1] Scientists are closely monitoring the variant of the Mu coronavirus. Mu has the potential to resist protection from vaccines or previous infection. But Mu isn’t becoming more prevalent – a sign it’s less of a concern than Delta. Loading Something is loading. Last month, seven fully vaccinated elderly residents of a retirement home in … Read more
[ad_1] In this April 21, 2021 file photo, a delivery guy rides a bike with a bag of food from Grubhub in New York City. (AP Photo / Mark Lennihan, file) Three of the nation’s largest food delivery companies are suing New York over a fee limit it put in place during the pandemic to … Read more