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Avoidable COVID-19 cases, deaths tied to California’s early reopening last summer, study finds
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California reports ‘double mutant’ variant 1st detected in India
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COVID-19 deaths drop, but new cases are on the rise: 14 CDC stats to know
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Michigan adds 8.4K+ new COVID-19 cases in 1 day; Midwest may be on verge of 4th wave
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Vermont Is 1st State to Give Blacks and Other Minority Residents Vaccine Priority
Covid cases have disproportionately affected the state’s Black residents, so officials are moving them to the front of the line for vaccinations before the state expands eligibility to all adults.
Despite Covid, Many Wealthy Hospitals Had a Banner Year With Federal Bailout
As the crisis crushed smaller providers, some of the nation’s richest health systems thrived, reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in surpluses after accepting huge grants for pandemic relief. But poorer hospitals — many serving rural and minority populations — got a smaller slice of the pie and limped through the year with deficits and a bleak fiscal future.
Montana Sticks to Its Patchwork Covid Vaccine Rollout as Eligibility Expands
Montana’s overstretched counties and tribal governments have developed a mishmash of policies and plans that require ingenuity and mutual support to work. A reporting project by KHN, Montana Free Press and the University of Montana School of Journalism finds the biggest test of that disparate system looms as vaccine eligibility expands. Plus: a county-by-county guide to vaccine availability in Montana.
Fully vaccinated people can travel: CDC revises guidelines
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Battle Brews Over Neutral Zone Where Border-Crossing Parties Rendezvous, Risking Detection and Infection
Peace Arch Park on the U.S.-Canadian border has become a rare place where families and friends on either side of the border can see one another in person. But it raises questions on covid safety as the two countries handle the pandemic differently.
