| Excerpt: | The decision, which was criticized by the administration, was then followed by a second decision allowing a more modest mandate requiring healthcare workers at facilities receiving federal money to be vaccinated. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 PM on Thursday, January 13th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update |
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Category Archives: Healthcare
COVID-19 Update: Supreme Court blocks vaccine/test mandate for large employers
COVID-19 Update: New Secretary of State Steve Hobbs implements vaccine mandate
| Excerpt: | Hobbs' predecessor Kim Wyman, a Republican, had chosen not to require employees reporting to her to be vaccinated, in a break with the rest of the state's executive department. |
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| Published at: | 12:43 PM on Friday, January 7th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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COVID-19 Update: State, local governments place big orders for COVID-19 test kits
| Excerpt: | While the federal government is purchasing 500 million rapid tests to distribute free to the public in response to the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, governments in the Pacific Northwest have decided to acquire their own supply. |
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| Published at: | 4:14 PM on Thursday, December 30th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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Need a fresh supply of good masks or COVID-19 at-home tests? Here’s where to get them
| Excerpt: | With community spread up and the risk of infection growing, now is a good time to stock up on essential protective supplies as well as reviewing safety protocols and reconsidering travel and gathering plans. Here are some recommendations. |
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| Published at: | 8:48 PM on Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Personal Wellness |
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COVID-19 Update: Governments ramp up testing as omicron looms over holiday season
| Excerpt: | Ahead of Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's, the Biden-Harris administration announced new steps to address the omicron variant, which is rapidly accounting for an increasing percentage of new coronavirus cases. |
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| Published at: | 11:07 AM on Thursday, December 23rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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COVID-19 Update: Pandemic set to enter a new phase as omicron variant spreads
| Excerpt: | With the omicron variant B.1.1.529 threatening to complicate management of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is working on vaccinating young children against COVID-19 and enforcing vaccine mandates. |
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| Published at: | 8:45 PM on Saturday, December 4th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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COVID-19 Update: Young children are now vaccine-eligible, to the relief of many parents
| Excerpt: | With the omicron variant B.1.1.529 threatening to complicate management of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is working on vaccinating young children against COVID-19 and enforcing vaccine mandates. |
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| Published at: | 9:21 AM on Friday, November 26th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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Book Review: Not-so-hidden racism and profit define the sickness of “American Healthcare”
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich, by Thom Hartmann. |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Sunday, October 17th, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture, Policy Topics, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Books, Insurance & Coverage |
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Idaho Governor Brad Little is wrong: Evidence shows vaccine mandates work, and work well
| Excerpt: | Governor Little can save many Idahoans from a tragic fate by joining Governor Inslee and President Biden in issuing COVID-19 vaccine mandates. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Personal Wellness |
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COVID-19 Update: President Biden unveils new plan to get more Americans vaccinated
| Excerpt: | Read about the more aggressive steps the federal government will be taking to get tens of millions of Americans vaccinated between now and mid-October 2021, and what Pacific Northwest states are currently doing to combat the virus. |
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| Published at: | 11:21 AM on Friday, September 10th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update |
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COVID-19 Update: Vaccine mandates ramp up as nation feels the strain from delta variant
| Excerpt: | Mask mandates are also coming back as officials in the Pacific Northwest grapple with the more infectious delta variant, which now accounts for most new COVID-19 cases. |
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| Published at: | 6:30 PM on Thursday, August 26th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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Governor Inslee reimposes statewide mask mandate, adds vaccine mandate for educators
| Excerpt: | The State of Washington is taking two important steps to stop a resurgence of COVID-19 from continuing into the autumn and resulting in needless suffering and death. |
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| Published at: | 5:16 PM on Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Personal Wellness |
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COVID-19 Update: Governments at every level begin rolling out vaccine mandates
| Excerpt: | Getting all of us protected against an incredibly infectious disease that ruthlessly maims and kills is arguably the most pro-life move ever. So let's get it on. |
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| Published at: | 10:40 PM on Monday, August 9th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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COVID-19 Update: States, local governments consider drawdown of mask mandates