Your turkey won’t be the most expensive thing on the table anymore. By Katherine J. Wu A couple weeks ago at my local CVS, I spied them in the wild for the very first time—Abbott BinaxNOWs, currently America’s most sought-after rapid, at-home coronavirus test, piled neatly behind the counter. With the fall and winter holidays on the way, I figured it was a … [Read more...] about The One Thanksgiving Necessity America Forgot to Stock
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How three school districts are defying state restrictions on mask mandates
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN)The debate over masks in schools has reared its head once again with the new academic year, and a handful of states have taken steps to restrict local officials' ability to implement their own masking requirements, either through the governor's office or state legislatures.These restrictions -- made despite guidance from the US Centers … [Read more...] about How three school districts are defying state restrictions on mask mandates
FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
Approval Signifies Key Achievement for Public Health Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be … [Read more...] about FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
Trump heads to Alabama but his Covid politics are everywhere
Analysis by Paul LeBlanc Washington (CNN)Former President Donald Trump still towers over the GOP, and he's set to appear Saturday at an Alabama rally. And ambitious Republicans eyeing future White House bids are increasingly emulating his brand of confrontational, fact-challenged politics on Covid. Look no further than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. As the … [Read more...] about Trump heads to Alabama but his Covid politics are everywhere
Over 20,000 Mississippi students under quarantine after 1st week of school
More than 4,500 students tested positive for the virus last week. By Marlene Lenthang More than 20,000 students across Mississippi are in quarantine after the first week of in-person classes. Mississippi, which has the lowest vaccination rate among all states -- about 34%, according to state data -- is reeling from rising COVID-19 cases and the highly transmissible … [Read more...] about Over 20,000 Mississippi students under quarantine after 1st week of school
