Mar 16 WATCH: National Cathedral clergy receive COVID-19 vaccine By News Desk The clergy of the U.S. National Cathedral in Washington D.C. are expected to receive a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 16 Schools weigh whether to seat students closer together By Collin Binkley, Associated Press New evidence that it may be safe for schools to seat students three feet apart could offer a way to return more of the nation’s children to classrooms with limited space. Continue reading
Mar 16 E.U. regulator 'convinced' AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk By Raf Casert, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The European Medicines Agency urged governments Tuesday not to halt use of the vaccine at a time when the pandemic is still taking thousands of lives each day. Continue reading
Mar 16 Sweden is latest country to suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine By Associated Press Sweden on Tuesday became the latest country to pause use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as European regulators review safety data following reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients. Continue reading
Mar 16 Support for Medicaid expansion grows in South Dakota, one of the last red state holdouts By Daniel Bush South Dakota is one of just 12 states that have not yet expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, in the decade since the legislation was signed into law by former President Barack Obama in 2010. Continue reading
Mar 15 Major European nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Spain will stop administering the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for two weeks while experts review its safety, Health Minister Carolina Dias announced Monday. Continue reading
Mar 15 WATCH: White House COVID-19 task force gives update on pandemic By News Desk and Associated Press The White House COVID-19 Task Force will give an update Monday on the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, which has now killed more than 534,000 Americans. Continue reading
Mar 14 Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package By Hope Yen, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,” but said she isn’t sure whether the next major item on President Joe Biden’s agenda will attract Republican… Continue reading
Mar 14 Ireland suspends AstraZeneca vaccine amid blood clot reports By Associated Press Irish health officials have recommended the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of serious blood clotting after inoculations in Norway. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 7:05 Extra space, flexibility, luck: For restaurants that survived the pandemic, it could take all three By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber Pre-pandemic, 10% of Connecticut's workforce was in restaurants. Since COVID-19 at least 600 of the state’s restaurants have closed and tens of thousands remain unemployed. For those still open, the road ahead is still uncertain. In our “Roads to Recovery”… Continue watching