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Editorial Roundup: Texas
Dallas Morning News. Jan. 22, 2021. Editorial: Denton County sheriff’s deputies took the wrong approach to a racist and dangerous situation. Let’s send a clear message that racism isn’t welcome in Denton County. The Denton County Sheriff’s Office needs to explain why it initially...
Routine childhood vaccines decline due to the coronavirus
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — More than 20% of South Dakota children have missed routine vaccinations since the COVID-19 pandemic swept the country. The numbers are in line with a national trend that shows significant decreases in the number of vaccinations administered in 2020, according to a recent study by...
NC company, children with cancer team up to design socks
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Jake Teitelbaum had just finished his junior year at Wake Forest University when he was diagnosed with refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, in June 2015. His initial treatments were at Wake Forest Baptist Health. Then in January 2016, he...
Tennessee adds vaccine groups; no promised extra doses yet
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is making moves to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for people in households with medically frail children and workers at jails and prisons, while residents 70 and older are expected to start getting shots in the next two or three weeks, the state's top health official...
Bill advances to limit trans youth health care in Montana
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana House Judiciary Committee voted Friday to advance a bill that would ban gender-confirming health care for transgender minors. Proponents of the bill say it would defend trans children from life-altering medical procedures they cannot fully consent to. Opponents say it...
Japan vaccination uncertainty casts doubts over Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is publicly adamant that it will stage its postponed Olympics this summer. But to pull it off, many believe the vaccination of its 127 million citizens for the coronavirus is key. It's an immense undertaking in the best of circumstances and complicated now by an overly cautious...
The Latest: Hawaii says scarcity hinders vaccination efforts
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s leaders say limited supply is the main thing constraining distribution of the coronavirus vaccine in the state. Hawaii received 59,000 doses of the vaccine last week, but expects to get only about 32,000 this week. Still, Lt. Gov. Josh Green says the state expects to be able to...
Everyone over 65 next in line for vaccine in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Everyone over age 65 in Wisconsin will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday but it could take a couple of months to inoculate the entire group of 700,000 people, state health officials said. The department cautioned that the speed of vaccinations depends on how much...
Vegas-area teachers, child care workers make vaccine list
LAS VEGAS (AP) — School teachers, college professors and child care workers have been added to the sign-up list for COVID-19 vaccinations in the Las Vegas area, officials said. The Southern Nevada Health District on Monday added “frontline community support” workers for eligibility, including...
Michigan man sentenced to prison in drowning of autistic son
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A former western Michigan college professor has been sentenced to prison for manslaughter in the death of his autistic teenage son, who drowned after spending an hour in an icy backyard pool with his arms restrained. Timothy Koets, 51, was sentenced Monday to a minimum of two...
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