LIMA — Lima hospitals and nursing homes are preparing to comply with a federal mandate upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last month requiring most health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by March 15. The rule covers hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and other health care facilities that receive funding from the federal Centers…
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A New Orleans primary care physician is hosting a health screening fair to bring awareness to preventative measures to mitigate Heart Disease.Dr. Courtney Washington, owner of Fleur-De-Lis Primary Care Clinic, spoke during WDSU News at Noon about the screening and what the community van expect.”Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in Louisiana and…
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EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Dec 18, 2021 at 8:03 pm President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the state of COVID-19 vaccinations in April 2021. (Redhood Studios via Shutterstock) As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year and the omicron variant causes a spike in cases, challenges to efforts by policymakers to respond to…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, turning away a challenge by a group of medical providers who sued because it does not include a religious exemption. Over the dissents of Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch, the high court rejected…
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The Supreme Court turned away two emergency requests Monday from health care workers, doctors and nurses in New York to block the state’s vaccine mandate. Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas dissented. The dispute arose when three nurses and a group called We the Patriots USA, Inc, challenged the mandate, arguing that it…
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“Faced with an especially contagious variant of the virus in the midst of a pandemic that has now claimed the lives of over 750,000 in the United States and some 55,000 in New York, the state decided as an emergency measure to require vaccination for all employees at health care facilities who might become infected…
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In partnership with the Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD), Augusta Health continues community vaccinations for COVID-19. Current Vaccination Dose Count at Augusta Health: Total doses given at Augusta Health Vaccination Clinics: 102,167 Community member fully-vaccinated at AH Vaccination Clinics: 45,227 Boosters 14,753 Children age 5-11 1,144 Current SituationOur community numbers and statistics remain steady just…
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November 18, 2021 Liliama Alcantara-Barrios and her kids joined a line of families that stretched from the gymnasium door, down the hall and outside into the windy, chilly November evening. Her son Lucas, age 6, would be among 350 kids receiving their first COVID-19 vaccine at the Student Health Center vaccine clinic — the Country’s…