SEATTLE (AP) — After Bryan Kang's son was born in July, the occupational therapist and his wife, a teacher, started looking for child care in the Los Angeles area. The couple called eight day care centers: Some didn't have spots for months; others stopped taking their calls and some never ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Another group of workers is suing Los Alamos National Laboratory over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing that the requirement discriminates against employees who sought religious or medical exemptions. The complaint was filed Friday in federal court by the Thomas More Society, a Chicago-based law firm, on behalf of eight workers. Under the lab's policy, those with religious exemptions have to use vacation time or go without pay until they are allowed to return to work, and it's up to lab management to determine when it's safe for them to return. "This is ...
The Ohio Department of Health is urging school districts to follow updated guidelines to keep children in class during the COVID-19 pandemic but isn’t requiring they be adopted. Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, ODH director, said Monday the department is suggesting what he called “masks to stay” ...
The state saw a 40 percent reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents during the past four weeks but is at more than four times what is considered to be a high-transmission area. At the same time, the Ohio Department of Health reported 339 additional deaths Friday during the past three days, including 18 in Mahoning County and five each in Trumbull and Columbiana counties. The 628 total deaths this week is the most ever for a week in Ohio since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. Before this, the most reported was 600 during the week of Dec. 27 to Jan. ...
The Ohio Department of Health reported two additional deaths at long-term-care facilities such as nursing homes and assisted-living facilities in Trumbull County this week. The ODH does not list which facilities had deaths, but it indicated there have been 164 deaths involving such facilities in Trumbull County, which is two more than last week. The number of deaths associated with long-term-care facilities in Mahoning and Columbiana counties did not change this week. Meanwhile, one Mahoning County facility saw an increase of seven COVID-19 infections this week. The Crandall ...
(AP) - Kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91 percent effective at preventing symptomatic infections in 5- to 11-year-olds, according to study details released today as the U.S. considers opening vaccinations to that age group. The shots could begin early next month — with the first children in line fully protected by Christmas — if regulators give the go-ahead. Details of Pfizer's study posted online today. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will publicly debate the evidence next week. The FDA is expected to post its independent review ...
