Majorities in Fox News poll support mask, vaccine mandates Majorities of Americans support mask and COVID-19 vaccination mandates in some situations, Olafimihan Oshin TheHill

Majorities of Americans support mask and COVID-19 vaccination mandates in some situations, according to a Fox News poll released on Sunday. 

Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian town of Aarschot has a vaccination rate of 94% of all adults, but Mayor Gwendolyn Rutten worries her town is too close for comfort to the capital of Brussels, where the rate stands at 63%. AP NEWS

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A new coronavirus testing model aims to spare students from quarantine. The New York Times

An increasing number of school districts are turning to testing to keep more children in the classroom and avoid disrupting the work lives of their parents. The resource-intensive approach — sometimes known as “test to stay” or modified quarantine — allows students who have been exposed to the virus to stay in school as long as they take frequent Covid tests, which are typically provided by the school, and adhere to other precautions.

The days of full covid coverage are over. Insurers are restoring deductibles and co-pays, leaving patients with big bills. The return of insurance deductibles and copays for covid hospitalizations has resulted in an uneven patchwork of patient billing. In some cases, patients in the same ICU can be hit with very different charges. Christopher Rowland Washington Post

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A week of grim Covid records in the U.S. These are the worst days of the pandemic for some parts of the United States. NBC News

These are the worst days of the pandemic for some parts of the United States.

Biden order would allow government to require quarantine for measles The Biden administration on Friday added measles to the list of quarantinable diseases following a small outbreak of the disease among recent arrivals from Afghanistan. Rebecca Beitsch TheHill

The Biden administration on Friday added measles to the list of quarantinable diseases following a small outbreak of the disease among recent arrivals from Afghanistan.  

Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? Can kids be harmed wearing masks to protect against COVID? No, there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids' health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise. The claims are circulating on social media and elsewhere just as virus outbreaks are hitting many reopened U.S. AP NEWS

... there is no scientific evidence showing masks cause harm to kids’ health despite baseless claims suggesting otherwise.