Public Safety
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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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Six clinicians and administrators implored the public to take the coronavirus pandemic more seriously. Wear a mask. Social distance. Avoid crowded indoor spaces. Limit holiday gatherings to only those living together.
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Minnesota made the request of FEMA after ambulance operators said current trends could soon exhaust their ability to transfer patients between health-care facilities, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.
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Ohio's first shipment should include about 35,000 units. The state will prioritize distribution to nursing homes and health-care workers, and it is unlikely the first shipment will contain enough for the general public.
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Dr. Lowell Ebersole, medical director of the Wichita area's second-largest hospital system, presented recommendations to strengthen the county’s response. Several echo the governor’s stay-at-home order earlier this year.
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University of Iowa Health Care is one of the clinical trial sites for a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine that's enrolled 44,000 subjects and overnight upgraded its previously announced 90 percent efficacy rate to 95 percent.
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We still don’t have a national testing strategy, a blight on the Trump administration's response to the pandemic that has left states fighting for scraps of testing supplies or getting scooped by the federal government.
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“There's a lot of general fatigue. ... I want to be able to leave the state and leave the country and see my family. I have pretty much chosen to self-hunker down. I think it would be irresponsible for me to get sick.”
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In California’s Bay Area, more than 400 people were in hospitals as of late last week with COVID-19. And while local hospitals say they're prepared, numbers are rising.
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Public health experts say gun violence is an epidemic, and the way it spreads frustrates those trying to contain it. They point to easy access to high-caliber weapons and poor public health infrastructure as key factors.
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The pattern of deaths in many ways reflects differences in behavior and restrictions between spring and fall. During the first wave, schools were closed, many businesses were shuttered and Connecticut was on lockdown.
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New Hampshire officials say the first vaccines could arrive as soon as next month. The Department of Health and Human Services' Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Plan outlines a phased approach to distributing vaccines to state residents.
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The state has sent 30,000 rapid tests to school districts as part of an initiative to help control the virus’ spread. A nurse or other health official can administer the test and results will be available in 15 minutes.
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Texas this week reached 1 million cases since the start of the pandemic, recording more infections than any other state. For reference, more people have been infected in the Lone Star State than live in Austin.
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Low-cost mesh networking devices use radio frequencies to transmit data and when paired with a smartphone can enable communications completely independent of cell, Wi-Fi and satellite services.
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Eta has the potential for a dangerous storm surge of up to 4 feet in some areas, and Southern Florida is under a storm surge warning. Storm-shredding wind shear and dry air are expected to rapidly weaken Eta.
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As of 7 p.m. Tropical Storm Eta was 45 miles west of St. Petersburg and 55 miles west of Tampa. Eta was traveling north at 12 mph and with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, and its general track expected to remain steady overnight.
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While the majority of those who contract COVID-19 reportedly experience mild to moderate symptoms, the illness can lead to complex and serious complications and has a fatality rate significantly higher than influenza.
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The UC Davis Medical Center is administering an experimental vaccine or a placebo to about 230 local volunteers as part of the national Pfizer trial, one of a handful of tests underway internationally.
