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U.S. Supreme Court nixes religious challenge to New York vaccine mandate

Thu, 2022-06-30 14:20 — mike kraft

U.S. Supreme Court nixes religious challenge to New York vaccine mandate The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a challenge to New York's mandate that healthcare sector workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 brought by a group of doctors, nurses and others who objected on religious grounds. Andrew Chung Reuters

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Some American universities and schools are reimposing indoor mask mandates

Thu, 2022-05-26 05:55 — mike kraft

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No one wants to hear it, but another COVID wave is here

Mon, 2022-05-23 14:46 — mike kraft

No one wants to hear it, but another COVID wave is here in Maryland COVID cases are rising in Maryland, along with much of the Northeastern U.S., prompting new calls for people to take steps to protect themselves. Baltimore Sun

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COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months

Thu, 2022-05-05 05:49 — mike kraft

COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths forecast to rise in the US for first time in months The projected increases come after weeks of steady upticks in infections across the country. ABC News ABC News

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Masks: Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved

Tue, 2022-05-03 13:54 — mike kraft

Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved NEW YORK (AP) — An increase in COVID-19 infections around the U.S. has sent more cities into new high-risk categories that are supposed to trigger indoor mask wearing, but much of the country is stopping short of bringing back restrictions amid deep pandemic fatigue. AP NEWS

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Philadelphia ends mask mandate, days after reinstating it

Fri, 2022-04-22 07:05 — mike kraft

Philadelphia to end mask mandate, days after reinstating it Philadelphia is ending its indoor mask mandate, city health officials said Thursday night, abruptly reversing course just days after people in the city had to start wearing masks again amid a sharp increase in infections. AP NEWS

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Feds charge 21 people with $150M in COVID fraud

Wed, 2022-04-20 14:34 — mike kraft

DOJ: 21 people charged nationwide with $150M in COVID fraud WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-one people have been charged in the past nine days as part of a nationwide enforcement push to root out those who exploit the pandemic through health care fraud schemes, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. AP NEWS

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The cases resulted in about $150 million in alleged false billings and theft from federal pandemic assistance programs. The DOJ seized over $8 million in cash and other fraud proceeds.

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Five U.S. states have the highest number of covid cases

Fri, 2022-04-08 14:35 — mike kraft

The five states with the highest number of COVID-19 cases The rate of new COVID-19 cases is at the lowest it’s been since last summer as the omicron wave subsides. As state governments have begun to move past pandemic-era restrictions, some health e… jchoi The Hill

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Covid Cases are spiking in New York City and Washington, D.C

Fri, 2022-04-08 14:25 — mike kraft

Cases are spiking in New York City and Washington, D.C. The New York Times

While much of the United States has reported a plateau in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, New York City and Washington, D.C., have been battling a swift rise in cases in the last two weeks as the virus has again upended Broadway and the halls of the federal government.

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Covid cases increase in some U.S. states

Mon, 2022-04-04 07:13 — mike kraft

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/04/world/covid-19-mandates-cases-vaccine#some-states-in-the-us-are-seeing-new-cases-increase

Some U.S. states see new covid cases increase.

Across the United States, officials have dropped mask mandates and are closing mass vaccine and testing sites as new coronavirus cases have fallen nationally to about 27,000 a day on average. But several states — mostly in the Northeast — have had some increases in case numbers over the past two weeks, according to a New York Times database

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