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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
City Council is considering two options that would charge for paramedic care provided by the Monterey Fire Department when ambulance transport is needed. Some are concerned it would discourage people from calling 911.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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Most people have heard about the state's system of prioritizing immunity based on vulnerability. It's an outline of phases and tiers that starts with front-line medical staff and ends with the general population.
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The vaccine rollout has been slower than expected, and some people are opting not to receive it. Cases are climbing in much of the U.S., and experts say there will likely still be restrictions in place this summer.
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For large and small jurisdictions, FEMA’s National Risk Index can provide data on 18 different hazards and what an outcome of those hazards may be, allowing for officials and individuals to develop mitigation strategies.
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The first phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution has been slow in some states and has resulted in confusion on the part of residents, causing concern among officials about the rest of the process.
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Seniors like Michael Kruczek, 67, of Dearborn Heights, who will be newly eligible Monday for vaccination, say they are frustrated and confused about a lack of information about how to schedule those appointments.
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The Bloomberg analysis shows the state leading all others with 4.13 doses per 100 people administered, and, according to its latest numbers, 58.6 percent of 126,000 delivered doses having been administered.
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The California Correctional Peace Officers Association's board includes representatives from all 35 prisons plus some who represent officers outside prisons, such as parole agents and officers who work at fire camps.
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Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine acknowledged this week some health-care workers have declined the vaccine, and noted some work in nursing homes, where the COVID toll has been especially high.
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Intensive care bed availability in the Bay Area rose fractionally on Wednesday to 7.4%, but the overall picture across the state looked grim. Capacity remained at 0% in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley.
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While the state is officially still in the 1A portion of its distribution plan —reserved for health-care and frontline workers — some providers began as early as last week to consider vaccinating older adults in the 1B priority group.
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About half of hospital workers in Riverside County, Calif., are passing on the vaccine for now, county spokeswoman Brooke Federico said. In Orange County, health providers report that 30% of workers are holding back.
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The number of COVID patients in the county’s hospitals hit an all-time high Monday, and officials expect the situation to worsen in coming weeks as a new surge of people who were infected during the holidays become ill.
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The first doses were for health-care workers and residents and staff of nursing homes. But on Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp and State Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey said the program would open to those over 65.
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This vaccine supply does not include other vaccines that may become available in early 2021. The Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca adenovirus vaccines and the Novavax protein vaccine are all in Phase III clinical trials.
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“We want to see 100% of what’s received immediately administered in people’s arms, and so that’s a challenge … It’s a challenge across this country — it’s a challenge, for that matter, around the rest of the world.”
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The state started the day with 260,655 residents having received the first of two shots immunizing them against the deadly virus that had killed almost 22,000 people statewide. About 21.5 million people live in Florida.
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Hospitals have come under increased pressure as COVID cases continue to surge. In Santa Clara County, Calif., 682 patients were hospitalized as of Jan. 1 — more than double the 293 reported a month earlier.
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The state of Georgia, along with the rest of the nation, is being slammed. Los Angeles County, Calif., reported two record days of deaths over the previous week, and funeral homes there are unable to keep up.
