| Excerpt: | The sudden policy shift, made with absolutely no regard for the potential adverse impacts on immunocompromised passengers, children, or those not wishing to travel in mask optional environments, is yet another development that will likely help prolong the pandemic -- with deadly and ominous consequences. |
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| Published at: | 11:05 PM on Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Personal Wellness, Transportation |
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Category Archives: Healthcare
Transportation providers endanger health of traveling public in rush to abandon masking
COVID-19 Update: States, local governments consider drawdown of mask mandates
| Excerpt: | As the omicron wave begins to fade, states and local governments are considering changes to rules requiring the wearing of masks to protect against COVID-19. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 PM on Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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COVID-19 Update: Supreme Court blocks vaccine/test mandate for large employers
| 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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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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President Biden pitches plan to lower the cost of essential drugs at appearance in Auburn