Tag: Coronavirus

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: March 10, 2021

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    The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? Massachusetts (divided government): K-12 teachers and staff will become eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, March 11. Ohio (Republican trifecta): People 50 and older will become eligible for a coronavirus vaccine on March 11. People with Type 2 Diabetes and end-stage…

  • Mississippi lifts mask restrictions; Texas, Alabama announce dates for ending requirements

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    Thirty-nine states issued statewide mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, the governors of Alabama and Texas announced dates for lifting statewide mask requirements, and the governor of Mississippi lifted the state’s regional mask requirement. As a result, six of the original thirty-nine states with statewide mask requirements have now lifted or announced dates…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: March 5, 2021

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    The next 72 hours What is changing in the next 72 hours? Georgia (Republican trifecta): Public and private K-12 teachers and staff will become eligible to receive coronavirus vaccines on March 8. Eligibility will also expand to include preschool and daycare staff, the parents of children with state-defined complex medical conditions, and adults with intellectual…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: March 4, 2021

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    The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? Colorado (Democratic trifecta): The state will start Phase 1B3 of vaccine distribution on March 5. This phase includes all individuals age 60 and older, people age 16-59 with two or more state-defined comorbidities, and agriculture and grocery store workers. New York (Democratic trifecta): …

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: March 3, 2021

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    The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? Arizona (Republican trifecta): Vaccination centers in the Phoenix Metro Area can start vaccinating individuals age 55 and older and frontline essential workers starting March 4. People in those groups started making appointments on March 2. Centers in other parts of the state still…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: March 2, 2021

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    The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? Maine (Democratic trifecta): Starting March 3, individuals age 60 and older will be eligible for vaccinations.  Since our last edition What rules and restrictions are changing in each state? For a continually updated article, click here. Arizona (Republican trifecta): Gov. Doug Ducey (R)…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: March 1, 2021

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    Since our last edition What rules and restrictions are changing in each state? For a continually updated article, click here. California (Democratic trifecta): The Department of Public Health’s (DPH) plan to allocate at least 10% of the state’s vaccine doses to teachers and school staff goes into effect March 1. Education workers have been eligible…

  • Minnesota reopens middle, high schools to in-person instruction

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    In Minnesota, all middle and high school students were permitted to return to the classroom for either full-time in-person or hybrid instruction starting Feb. 22. Gov. Tim Walz (D) said he expects all schools to offer some in-person instruction by March 8. Parents can still opt to keep their children home for remote instruction. Previously,…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: February 26, 2021

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    The next 72 hours What is changing in the next 72 hours? California (Democratic trifecta): The Department of Public Health (DPH) released a plan to allocate at least 10% of the state’s vaccine doses to teachers and school staff starting March 1. Education workers have been eligible for vaccination since January, but the DPH said…

  • Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: February 25, 2021

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    The next 24 hours What is changing in the next 24 hours? New York (Democratic trifecta):  Nursing homes will be able to expand visitation following state guidance starting Feb. 26. On the same day, restaurants statewide can expand from 25% to 35% capacity. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced 12 community vaccination sites are opening between…