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CDC study supports leaving airplane middle seats open to reduce COVID-19 exposure

Wed, 2021-04-14 23:38 — mike kraft

CDC study: Leaving middle seat open on planes could reduce COVID-19 A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study found leaving the middle seat vacant on planes could reduce COVID-19 exposure for passengers, supporting a practice that has now been Justine Coleman TheHill

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Maine starts using mobile COVID-19 vaccination units to reach rural areas

Mon, 2021-04-12 15:35 — mike kraft

Mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit gets rolling in rural Maine PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine deployed its mobile vaccination unit on Monday as part of an effort to get COVID-19 shots to remote corners of the state. The unit got its start at the Oxford... AP NEWS

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine deployed its mobile vaccination unit on Monday as part of an effort to get COVID-19 shots to remote corners of the state.

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to lower carbon emissions, French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights

Sun, 2021-04-11 17:55 — mike kraft

French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights French lawmakers voted late on Saturday to abolish domestic flights on routes than can be covered by train in under two-and-a-half hours, as the government seeks to lower carbon emissions even as the air travel industry reels from the global pandemic. Reuters Staff U.S.

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‘Vaccine Passports’ Emerge as the Next Coronavirus political Divide, White House aloof

Wed, 2021-04-07 17:11 — mike kraft

...Around the country, businesses, schools and politicians are considering “vaccine passports” — digital proof of vaccination against the coronavirus — as a path to reviving the economy and getting Americans back to work and play. Businesses especially fear that too many customers will stay away unless they can be assured that the other patrons have been inoculated.

But the idea is raising charged legal and ethical questions: Can businesses require employees or customers to provide proof — digital or otherwise — that they have been vaccinated when the coronavirus vaccine is ostensibly voluntary?

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Vaccine passport apps are being developed but face technical challenges

Sat, 2021-04-03 16:52 — mike kraft

Vaccine passport apps are here. But the technical challenges are still coming. Vaccine passports need to be standardized to be useful. Several different organizations are creating different standards. Rachel Lerman Washington Post

SAN FRANCISCO — Coming soon to your smartphone: Digital codes that afford you access to airplanes, concert venues and even restaurants.

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CDC updates guidance to cruise ship industry, urges vaccinations

Sat, 2021-04-03 01:46 — mike kraft

CDC updates guidance to cruise ship industry, urges vaccinations The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Friday issued new guidance to the cruise ship industry, including the need for COVID-19 vaccinations, a necessary step before passenger voyages can resume. David Shepardson U.S.

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CDC now says it is OK for fully vaccinated to travel again

Fri, 2021-04-02 17:15 — mike kraft

Fully vaccinated can travel again, says new CDC guidance

NEW YORK (AP) — Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again, according to new U.S. guidance issued Friday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward.

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Get fully vaccinated before resuming normal activities, health experts plead with Americans

Fri, 2021-04-02 13:41 — mike kraft

Get fully vaccinated before resuming normal activities, health experts plead with Americans With fears growing that the US may be facing a fourth surge of Covid-19 cases, health experts are pleading with Americans to keep taking precautions until they are fully vaccinated. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

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OVERVIEW: Italy imposes 5-day quarantine, BioNTech ramps up vaccine production

Tue, 2021-03-30 16:19 — mike kraft

The Latest: Italy orders 5-day quarantine on entries from EU ROME — Italy has imposed a five-day quarantine on people entering from other EU countries in a bid to deter Easter getaways and limit the spread of the coronavirus. Health Minister Roberto... AP NEWS

ROME — Italy has imposed a five-day quarantine on people entering from other EU countries in a bid to deter Easter getaways and limit the spread of the coronavirus.

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