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COVID drove largest spike in U.S. deaths in a century-- Census Bureau

Thu, 2022-03-24 07:26 — mike kraft

Census Bureau: COVID drove largest spike in U.S. deaths in a century COVID-19 drove the largest death spike in a century, with 535,000 more deaths in 2020 than in 2019, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data.Why it matters: The new data shows how profoundly the pandemic has impacted the U.S. population, as Americans died or fled cities for the sanctuary of cheaper or less populous areas. Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets.

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NY doesn’t expect ‘steep surge’ from variant--Health official

Tue, 2022-03-22 06:26 — mike kraft

State official: NY doesn't expect 'steep surge' from variant ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's top health official said Monday that she doesn't expect to see a big surge in COVID-19 cases in the state as a new subvariant of the virus grows more prevalent. The omicron variant BA.2, commonly known as “stealth omicron," now represents 42% of all cases in New York, according to state Health Commissioner Mary Bassett. AP NEWS

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Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time--White House

Mon, 2022-03-14 16:14 — mike kraft

White House: Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time The White House said on Monday that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 had been circulating in the United States for some time, with roughly 35,000 cases at the moment, and more money was needed to help fight it. Reuters Reuters

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New York City lifts indoor vacciune mandates and school mask mandates

Mon, 2022-03-07 15:03 — mike kraft

Pandemic restrictions lift POLITICO

New York City’s indoor vaccine mandate is gone, as of today. Restaurants, bars, entertainment venues and gyms will no longer be required to check for proof of Covid-19 vaccination from customers. Nor will kids be required to wear masks to school, after Mayor Eric Adams moved to lift most of the city’s remaining pandemic restrictions. ...

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New York City to lift vaccination mandate for businesses, schools

Mon, 2022-02-28 06:06 — mike kraft

New York City to lift vaccination mandate for businesses, events Mask rules for city schools were likely to end the same day, March 7, Mayor Eric Adams said. Masks are optional at Tuesday’s State of the Union address in Washington. NBC News

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NYC schools drop outdoor mask mandate; retain indoor mandate

Fri, 2022-02-25 08:59 — mike kraft

NYC schools drop outdoor mask mandate; indoor mandate stays NEW YORK (AP) — New York City public school students will be allowed to remove their masks outside starting next week but must keep them on indoors for now, Schools Chancellor David Banks said Friday. AP NEWS

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NY Y won’t enforce booster mandate for health care workers

Fri, 2022-02-18 15:19 — mike kraft

NY won't enforce booster mandate for health care workers ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will not enforce its mandate requiring health care workers to get COVID-19 boosters in light of concerns about staffing shortages, state health officials said Friday. Gov. AP NEWS

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New York City fires more than 1,000 workers who refuse to get vaccinated

Mon, 2022-02-14 17:11 — mike kraft

NYC fires more than 1,000 workers over vaccine mandate NEW YORK (AP) — New York City fired more than a thousand workers who failed to comply with the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the mayor's office said Monday. The 1,430 workers who lost their jobs represent less than 1% of the 370,000-person city workforce and are far fewer terminations than expected before a Friday deadline to get the shots. AP NEWS

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Masks: New York state judge strikes down mask mandate; LA mandates non-cloth masks; Atlanta makes masks optional

Tue, 2022-01-25 07:29 — mike kraft

New York state judge strikes down mask mandate -- but education department says schools must follow mask rule A state judge struck down New York state's mask mandate Monday, ruling the governor and state Department of Health did not have the authority to enact such a mandate without approval from the legislature. Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN CNN

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Pennsylvania deploys ‘strike team’ of out-of-state heath workers to ease hospital crunch

Mon, 2022-01-24 14:58 — mike kraft

Pennsylvania rolls out 'strike team' to ease hospital crunch SELLERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has deployed its first pandemic “strike team” of out-of-state health care workers to a suburban Philadelphia hospital under severe strain from COVID-19, the state's top health official announced Monday. AP NEWS

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