LENOIR, N.C. (AP) — Chris Rutledge peels an N-95 mask off her tired face, revealing the silhouette it leaves behind. Her name and a tiny heart are drawn on the face covering in black marker so her patients know who she is. “I look terrible when it comes off,” she jokes as she takes a break...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Sunday passed 25,000 COVID-19-related deaths since the start of the outbreak in March, the health ministry said. A toll of 140 new fatalities saw the total figure rise to 25,073. Turkey has recorded more than 2.4 million infections since the first case was recorded on March...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials want to overhaul state rules to allow more elderly Hoosiers to access home- and community-based services so they can age at home, rather than at nursing homes. The proposals announced last week by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration come a week after...
BEIJING — A Chinese city has brought 2,600 temporary treatment rooms online as the country’s north battles new clusters of coronavirus. The single-occupancy rooms in the city of Nangong in Hebei province just outside Beijing are each equipped with their own heaters, toilets, showers and other...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska health officials say they are considering bumping up teachers on the state's vaccine list as more students have restarted in-person instruction. Tessa Walker Linderman, a top vaccine official with the state Department of Health and Social Services, made the announcement on...
ST. PAUL Minn. (AP) — Late in the night on Nov. 25, the day before Thanksgiving, the year 2020 became the deadliest in Minnesota’s history. By year’s end, well over 51,000 people had died in the state, according to the state’s preliminary death records. The St. Paul Pioneer Press...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Advocates for the elderly are calling on Rhode Island to prioritize vaccinating older residents against COVID-19. The AARP's Rhode Island office on Friday demanded Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo and other state leaders revise the state’s vaccination plan to immediately...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had a made-for-TV moment: A 100-year-old World War II veteran getting a vaccine against the coronavirus. “An American hero,” the governor proclaimed Friday, would be the 1 millionth senior in his state to get a lifesaving shot in the arm. As...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Friday defended her decision to reject federal guidelines and prioritize teachers for the COVID-19 vaccine before the elderly, stating that if all of Oregon's seniors were vaccinated first teachers would likely not be vaccinated before the school year and many...
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Division of Public Health has offered COVID-19 vaccination appointments to 11,500 seniors for two vaccination events happening in the state. The department said those with age and health conditions were given the highest priority when the offers were made Thursday, a day...