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Mar 25 2024
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Coordinated effort of educators and healthcare providers urges veto of school vaccination exemption bill
A coalition of education and healthcare organizations has been coordinating to encourage Gov. Jim Justice to veto a bill that would loosen some vaccination standards in West Virginia schools. “We previously joined other healthcare providers across the state to express our opposition to HB 5105 and continue to work with them to encourage the Governor to veto the bill,” a WVU Medicine spokesman
WV Metro NewsMar 25 2024
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Healthcare workers continue legal battle against Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate
A group of Maine healthcare workers is appealing the dismissal of their lawsuit against the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which they believe violated their religious freedom rights. The Liberty Counsel, a conservative Christian legal group, filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit last Friday in the case of Alicia Lowe et al v. Janet Mills. The
The Christian PostMar 27 2024
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Moderna moves three vaccines into final stage trials as it works to rebound from Covid slump
Moderna has more to offer beyond its Covid vaccine.
The biotech company Wednesday announced positive clinical trial data on three experimental vaccines against other viruses. The company is moving those shots to final stage studies, it said.
The update brings Moderna a step closer to having multiple products on the market, which it badly needs amid plunging demand for Covid
CNBCMar 11 2024
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Child flu vaccinations are at 19 percent in Michigan, say medical officials
Last week state officials confirmed the first influenza-related pediatric death in Michigan for the 2023-2024 flu season. "That brings the total to the season per the CDC of pediatric deaths due to influenza up to 103 nationally," said Dr. Kira Sieplinga of Corewell Health. Officials say it’s time for families, communities, and healthcare professionals to work together - meaning getting the
FOX 2 DetroitNov 01 2023
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Foreign passport holders stuck in Gaza for weeks begin leaving for Egypt
CAIRO, Egypt — Scores of foreign passport holders started leaving war-torn Gaza Strip Wednesday after Egypt opened the Rafah to allow people in for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began on October 7, as part of a reported deal brokered by Qatar. It was not immediately clear how many people would manage to leave via Rafah on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt, but live footage from the
The Times of IsraelDec 12 2023
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Russian man flies from Europe to LAX without passport, visa, ticket: reports
A Russian man flew from Copenhagen to Los Angeles last month without a passport, visa, ticket, or any record that he was ever on the flight, according to court records.
According to an affidavit, federal officials said that Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava, a Russian-Israeli dual national, traveled from Copenhagen on Scandinavian Airlines and landed at Los Angeles International Airport (
Fox News (Online News)Mar 27 2024
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West Virginia Gov. Justice breaks with GOP Legislature to veto bill rolling back school vaccine rule
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday broke with West Virginia’s GOP-majority Legislature to veto that would have loosened one of the country’s strictest school vaccination policies. West Virginia is only one of a handful of states in the U.S. that offers only medical exemptions to vaccine requirements. The bill would have allowed some students who don’t attend
Associated PressMar 04 2024
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Health officials urge vaccination as Michigan measles cases rise
BIRMINGHAM (WXYZ) — There are now three confirmed cases of the measles in Michigan, and all three are in metro Detroit. Oakland County was the first to report their case on Feb. 23. Over the weekend, Washtenaw County and Wayne County also reported cases. “It's happened a few times before and it's always a little bit distressing,” parent Evita Singh said. Health officials say they are isolated
ABC 7 WXYZMar 09 2024
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Child dies of flu in Michigan; state's first as vaccine coverage dips
The first child to die from influenza in Michigan was confirmed by the health department. The child contracted influenza A(H1N1), the health department said in a statement this week. It's one of 93 influenza-associated pediatric deaths reported in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there have been between 20,000-57,000 deaths associated with the flu this season.
FOX 2 DetroitMar 17 2024
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Bishop says Catholic schools would continue with current West Virginia vaccination standards
If private and parochial schools are allowed to set their own immunization policies under new legislation, West Virginia’s Catholic schools would continue to abide by existing standards. “We’re not going to change our practice. We will be requiring the normal set of immunizations for children in our schools,” Mark Brennan, bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston said on MetroNews’ “
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