Oregon governor weighs vaccine mandate for state workers
By SARA CLINEJuly 28, 2021 GMT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is “examining” whether to require that state workers get vaccinated, as the highly transmissible delta variant continues to spread across the state and COVID-19 cases spike.
Elsewhere, in California and New York, officials announced state employees will be required to be vaccinated or undergo weekly tests for COVID-19. In addition, the Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first federal agency to require vaccinations, for its health workers.
“We are examining the actions taken this week by California, New York City and the VA, and determining what further actions can be taken in Oregon,” Brown’s deputy communications director Charles Boyle wrote in an email on Wednesday.
Kansas governor requiring masks for state workers, buildings
JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD, Associated Press
July 28, 2021
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1of6Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announces that she s imposing a mask mandate for state government workers and visitors to many state buildings, speaking at a news conference, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The large map next to Kelly shows counties with a substantial or high spread of COVID-19 in orange or red, and they are where her new mandate will apply.John Hanna/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks to reporters during a news conference, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Kelly is imposing a mask mandate for state government workers and visitors to state buildings in most of Kansas 105 counties.John Hanna/APShow MoreShow Less
Health officials: Mississippi teen dead from COVID-19
By LEAH WILLINGHAMJuly 28, 2021 GMT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Another child in Mississippi has died of complications related to the coronavirus, marking the fourth pediatric death since the start of the pandemic, health officials said Wednesday.
The death occurred in a teenager who had a common underlying health condition, State Health Officer Dr. Dobbs said. The Department of Health would not release more information, citing privacy laws.
The announcement comes as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance calling for the return of mask-wearing in virus hotspots. The guidelines also call on all schools to require masks for students, teachers and visitors.
Violent arrest in Colorado reignites anger over policing
PATTY NIEBERG and COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press/Report for America
July 28, 2021
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1of12Community activist Candice Bailey speaks during a news conference in Aurora, Colorado, on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Local activists and former members of Aurora s community police task force gathered to call attention to police brutality. Aurora police announced Monday that an officer was arrested after video showed him using his pistol to beat a man he was trying to take into custody, choking him and threatening to kill him, while another officer was accused of failing to stop her colleague.Thomas Peipert/APShow MoreShow Less
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