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Feb 08 2024
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Court Rules Refusal To Wear COVID-19 Mask Isn't Free Speech
A group of New Jersey residents lost their fight in court for free speech. On Feb. 5, a Third Circuit Court of Appeals court ruled in favor of school officials in Freehold and Cranford, New Jersey, after residents refused to wear face masks at school board meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. In two lawsuits filed by George Falcone and Gwyneth Murray-Nolan, the plaintiffs claim not wearing a
Black EnterpriseMar 28 2024
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Sen. Mitt Romney wants to expand efforts used to go after misuse of federal COVID-19 funds
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks to members of the media while visiting the State Department’s Salt Lake City Passport Fair at the Bennett Federal Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is calling for the creation of a new oversight committee to expand the efforts Congress made to go after the fraudulent use of federal COVID-19 funds. Romney, a Republican,
Deseret NewsMay 25 2020
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COVID-19 and suicide
COVID-19 has brought a raft of intense new stressors while removing many of the resources people have traditionally used to cope with stress. Millions of people have lost their jobs; some have lost their homes or businesses. Families cooped up together because of stay-at-home orders are chafing under the stress, which may increase the risk of intimate partner violence and child abuse.
American Psychological AssociationJan 12 2024
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How Covid-19's symptoms have changed with each new variant
With a new variant of the Sars-CoV-2 virus causing a spike in cases, it is demonstrating just how much the disease has changed since the pandemic began – and what happened to "Covid toe".
"For almost four years, I've managed to dodge Covid-19," TV broadcaster Mehdi Hasan tweeted a fortnight ago. "But it finally got me. At the end of 2023."
Hasan added that his symptoms were
BBC NewsMar 13 2024
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Tyson settles suits filed by families of workers who died in Storm Lake COVID-19 outbreak
Tyson Fresh Meats has settled lawsuits with the estates of three workers at its Storm Lake pork plant who died of COVID-19 contracted in 2020 while the facility continued operating during the early days of pandemic. Terms of the settlements were not disclosed in court documents and attorneys for the estates and Tyson did not respond to emails seeking comment. The settlements were reached in
Des Moines RegisterApr 08 2024
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Throwback Tulsa: Tulsa's Victory Church hosts drive-up worship services four years ago due to COVID-19
Four years ago, parking lot church services at Victory Christian Center in Tulsa drew global attention when the Rev. Paul Daugherty, pastor, was interviewed by the "Fox and Friends" program. Daugherty held multiple services from atop a scissor jack platform to people listening to radios in their cars in the nearly full 1,000-plus church parking lot. A live band played from the church roof, and
Tulsa WorldNov 24 2023
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DC to distribute free COVID-19 tests at local libraries
D.C. Health announced Wednesday that it would again be giving away free COVID-19 rapid tests at local libraries throughout all eight wards, months after ending the pandemic-era testing program in February. The current testing distribution plan will allow for the distribution of tests at 22 D.C. public libraries during their hours of operation. Libraries offering free rapid tests include: • In
WTOPSep 14 2023
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Are businesses ready for another wave of Covid-19 cases?
The onset of the pandemic caught companies and workers by surprise. If cases tick up again, are they prepared to absorb the shock?
As students return to school and employers call their workers back to offices, Covid-19 cases are once again rising globally. Two new variants of note – BA.2.86 (Pirola) and EG.5 (Eris) – have already shown up around the world, including in the US and UK.
BBC NewsMar 27 2021
Analysis
Comparing the COVID-19 vaccines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorizations for three COVID-19 vaccines so far. We compare the different available shots, and several still in the approval process for use in the Untied States.
USA TODAYMay 11 2023
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Covid-19 Public-Health Emergency Is Over
The federal government formally ended its crisis response to a pandemic that has killed more than 1.1 million people in the U.S. and infected many millions more. Much of the country has moved on from the Covid-19 pandemic. Deaths have declined by 95%, and hospitalizations are down nearly 91% since January 2021. Still, public-health experts have said future surges are possible as the virus
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