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COVID-19 Coverage

Legislature Rejects Grant For Vaccine Hesitancy

Chautauqua County officials decided they’re not interested in addressing vaccine hesitancy. During Wednesday’s county Legislature meeting, lawmakers voted 6-12 against a resolution that would have allowed the county Health Department to receive a $75,000 grant to address vaccine ...

Fauci: ‘Pandemic Phase’ Over For US, But COVID-19 Still Here

Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the current state of the coronavirus in the United States, saying the country is "out of the pandemic phase" when it comes to new infections, hospitalizations and deaths, but that it appears to be making a transition to COVID-19 becoming an ...

CDC Estimates 3 In 4 Kids Have Had Coronavirus Infections

NEW YORK (AP) — Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus and more than half of all Americans had signs of previous infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers estimated in a report Tuesday. The researchers examined blood samples ...

Vaccine Hesitancy Grant Gets Boost Of Scrutiny

The Chautauqua County Health Department is looking to accept a grant to address vaccine hesitancy while one county legislator seemed unsure about accepting the funding. During a meeting of the legislature’s Audit and Control Committee, members were asked to amend the Health and Human ...

Justice Dept. To Appeal Order Voiding Travel Mask Mandate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs, officials said. The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice ...

Poll: Majority Of Americans Want Masks For Travelers

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation, a new poll finds. A ruling by a federal judge has put the government's transportation mask mandate on hold. The poll by The Associated ...