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Child COVID-19 hospitalizations up nearly 400 percent in New York City; Florida adds 39,000 new cases

Tue, 2021-12-28 23:29 — mike kraft

Child COVID-19 hospitalizations up nearly 400 percent in New York City Pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York City rose by roughly 400 percent in December as the highly transmissible omicron variant spread throughout the state Joseph Choi TheHill

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Florida’s top health official refuses to wear mask at meeting with state senator who told him she has serious condition

Mon, 2021-10-25 09:00 — mike kraft

Florida's top doctor refuses mask, is told to leave meeting MIAMI (AP) — Florida's top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition, officials have confirmed. AP NEWS

MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s top health official was asked to leave a meeting after refusing to wear a mask at the office of a state senator who told him she had a serious medical condition, officials have confirmed.

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Florida state officials issue financial penalties to school districts that mandate masks

Fri, 2021-10-08 23:49 — mike kraft

Florida issues financial penalties to school districts with mask mandates Washington Post

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Court keeps on hold South Carolina school mask mandate ban

Wed, 2021-10-06 05:44 — mike kraft

Court keeps South Carolina school mask mandate ban on hold South Carolina districts can continue to require face coverings to protect against the coronavirus in the state's schools under an appellate court's decision this week. On Tuesday, the 4th U.S. AP NEWS

... the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied state Attorney General Alan Wilson’s request that South Carolina’s law prohibiting school mask mandates be allowed to take effect while a lawsuit over the COVID-19 pandemic measure goes forward. ...

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Florida's case example: We still don’t have all the answers for why Covid-19 cases rise and fall, but there are some explanations

Sat, 2021-09-25 00:30 — mike kraft

Florida’s mysterious Covid-19 surge We still don’t have all the answers for why Covid-19 cases rise and fall, but there are some explanations. German Lopez Vox

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FDA committee meets to consider boosters; Infections, quarantines are clearing Florida classrooms

Fri, 2021-09-17 21:50 — mike kraft

FDA committee to decide on boosters; Infections, quarantines are clearing Florida classrooms: COVID-19 updates A federal advisory committee is set to meet Friday to decide whether booster shots are "luxuries" or essential preventative measures. COVID updates. Jeanine Santucci and Ryan W.

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Governor Ron DeSantis will fine Florida cities that impose vaccine mandate; closeup of Florida hospital fighting COVID-19

Tue, 2021-09-14 05:55 — mike kraft

Ron DeSantis will fine Florida cities over 'fundamentally wrong' vaccine mandate JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday he will issue steep fines on local officials who fire employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is supporting a lawsuit to stop the city of Gainesville from imposing the requirement. Susan Ferrechio YahooNews

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Appeals court reinstates Governor DeSantis mask mandate ban for Florida schools

Sat, 2021-09-11 07:57 — mike kraft

Appeals court reinstates DeSantis mask mandate ban for Florida schools The First District Court of Appeals on Friday reinstated Florida’s ban on mask mandates for schools, granting Gov. Ron DeSantis's motion. Lexi Lonas TheHill

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Mississippi: Hospitals in crisis in least vaccinated state face crisis

Mon, 2021-09-06 10:36 — mike kraft

Hospitals in crisis in least vaccinated state: Mississippi JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As patients stream into Mississippi hospitals one after another, doctors and nurses have become all too accustomed to the rampant denial and misinformation about COVID-19 in the nation's least vaccinated state. AP NEWS

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Florida's GOP strongholds buck DeSantis on virus mask mandate measures

Thu, 2021-09-02 23:34 — mike kraft

Florida's GOP strongholds buck DeSantis on virus measures MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is facing resistance from a growing number of Republican-leaning counties over his handling of the recent surge in COVID-19 infections, in a rare Max Greenwood TheHill

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