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The Portugal experience: There Is Virtually No One Left to Vaccinate

Mon, 2021-10-04 11:45 — mike kraft

In Portugal, There Is Virtually No One Left to Vaccinate Portugal’s health care system was on the verge of collapse. Hospitals in the capital, Lisbon, were overflowing and authorities were asking people to treat themselves at home. In the last week of January, nearly 2,000 people died as the virus spread. The country’s vaccine program was in a shambles, so the government turned to Vice Adm. Henrique Gouveia e Melo, a former submarine squadron commander, to right the ship.

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Mandates: Vaccination holdouts continue to plague U.S. police and fire departments

Mon, 2021-10-04 10:24 — mike kraft

As coronavirus cases mount and vaccine mandates spread, holdouts plague police and fire departments Public health experts say the continued reluctance of scores of first responders to be vaccinated poses a particular risk to the public. Mark Berman Washington Post

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Mandates: COVID vaccine mandate takes effect for NYC teachers, staff

Mon, 2021-10-04 10:14 — mike kraft

COVID vaccine mandate takes effect for NYC teachers, staff NEW YORK (AP) — New York City teachers and other school staff members were all supposed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the bell rang Monday morning in one of the first school district mandates in the country requiring employees to be inoculated against the coronavirus. AP NEWS

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States and cities slow to spend federal pandemic money --AP Analysis

Mon, 2021-10-04 10:01 — mike kraft

AP: States and cities slow to spend federal pandemic money As Congress considered a massive COVID-19 relief package earlier this year, hundreds of mayors from across the U.S. pleaded for “immediate action” on billions of dollars targeted to shore up their finances and revive their communities. AP NEWS

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Biden administration official says U.S. is trying to combat shortage of scarce at- home coronavirus tests

Fri, 2021-10-01 18:08 — mike kraft

Biden health official defends efforts to boost rapid COVID-19 tests A top Biden administration health official on Friday acknowledged there is currently a shortage of rapid, at-home coronavirus tests, but said the U.S. is on track to double the number of ones Nathaniel Weixel TheHill

A top Biden administration health official on Friday acknowledged there is currently a shortage of rapid, at-home coronavirus tests, but said the U.S. is on track to double the number of ones available.

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Pandemic related supply chain issues, labor shortages undermine school lunch programs

Fri, 2021-10-01 17:49 — mike kraft

New crisis hits schools: Food and labor shortages caused by pandemic "Between this and the delta variant and so many other things, it's almost worse than the previous year." NBC News

Debilitating supply chain disruptions have upended the beginning of the school year for districts across the country as food shortages force officials to find creative ways to adequately feed children. ...

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Louisiana public schools may allow parents to choose whether a child quarantines after Covid-19 exposure

Fri, 2021-10-01 17:40 — mike kraft

Louisiana public schools may allow parents to choose whether a child quarantines after Covid-19 exposure Louisiana public schools are allowed to let parents choose whether they want to quarantine children after exposure to Covid-19, state education officials said. Mallory Simon and Aya Elamroussi, CNN CNN

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California plans to enact 1st US vaccine mandate for schoolchildren

Fri, 2021-10-01 17:30 — mike kraft

California pushes 1st US vaccine mandate for schoolchildren SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will enact the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday, aiming to have all students in seventh through 12th grades vaccinated by next fall once the shots gain final federal approval for everyone 12 and over. AP NEWS

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New York Vaccination rates rise after mandate; teachers seek to block in Supreme Court

Fri, 2021-10-01 11:16 — mike kraft

Covid-19 live updates: Vaccination rates for New York health-care workers rise after mandate As of Wednesday, 87 percent of hospital staff were fully vaccinated, the state said, and severe staffing shortages do not appear to have materialized. Washington Post

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In one of the country's most vaccinated places, masks were still key to slowing Covid-19

Fri, 2021-10-01 10:48 — mike kraft

In one of the country's most vaccinated places, masks were still key to slowing Covid-19 San Juan County, Colorado, can boast that 99.9% of its eligible population has received at least one dose of covid-19 vaccine, putting it in the top 10 counties in the nation, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rae Ellen Bichell, KHN CNN

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